Open AccessBiomimetics as an Approach to Sustainability of Architectural Designs
Author(s) -
Ahmed Abdulmoniem El-Kattan
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
archive-sr
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2537-0162
pISSN - 2537-0154
DOI - 10.21625/archive.v2i3.343
Subject(s) - architectural engineering , biomimetics , greatness , beauty , perfection , natural (archaeology) , creativity , sustainability , natural materials , architecture , face (sociological concept) , computer science , environmental ethics , engineering , aesthetics , engineering ethics , sociology , epistemology , artificial intelligence , ecology , visual arts , art , philosophy , social science , history , political science , law , chemistry , literature , archaeology , polymer science , biology
The universe around us stands as a proof of the greatness of God. Everything
around us, small or huge, tiny or great, all confirms the fact that this universe has
a creator who initiated it and keeps running and maintaining it. No one can ignore
such a fact. All aspects of beauty and perfection have been created by Allah.
Despite the vast technological and scientific development that humanity witnesses
these days, we still discover new indications of God's creativity and miraculous
formations every day. This was a source of inspiration for architectural designers
that made them come up with new inventions and creations that help regeneration
and natural environmental sustainability. Many architects try to copy nature in
their designs as they believe that the biomimetic approach is considered the
design approach that best preserves the environment and sustains buildings. The
absence of a clear definition of different approaches of biomimetic designs of
various architectural works is one of the stumbling blocks that face many
developers of architectural trends and architectural designers in particular. The
research problem is summarized by highlighting various biomimetic approaches
of architectural designs through reviewing all previous theories and researches
and also studying biomimetic technologies that lead to different results as an
introduction to sustainability.