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This research is considered to be a step to exceed the theoretical stage of the integrated
interdisciplinary approach between biology, technology, and architecture to the applied and practical stage. This thesis investigates biomimicry in architecture for the purpose of
functionality rather than morphology, to achieve biomimetic building systems th...
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... eye is an organ that performs on organ level of complexity; it deals with the light of environmental factors, using physical adaptation to achieve the architectural target of visual comfort. The performance could be concluded as shape change along with the simulated morphology of tissue; Figure (3-43). ...
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... These principles are abstract biological strategies that can be found in most organisms, some of which are obvious and self-explanatory. These principles of biological systems are divided into six (6) categories [55,69,70]: ...
A change in thinking has been ongoing in the architecture and building industry in response to growing concern over the role of the building industry in the excessive consumption of energy and its devastating effects on the natural environment. This shift changed the thinking of architects, engineers, and designers in the initial phases of a building’s design, with a change from the importance of geometry and form to assessing a building’s performance, from structure to a building’s skin, and from abstract aesthetics to bio-climatic aesthetics. In this context, sustainable, intelligent, and adaptive building façades were extensively researched and developed. Consequently, several typologies, strategies, and conceptual design frameworks for adaptive façades were developed with the aim of performing certain functions. This study focuses on the biomimetic methodologies developed to design adaptive façades because of their efficiency compared to other typologies. A comprehensive literature review is performed to review the design approaches toward those façades at the early stage of design. Then, the theoretical bases for three biomimetic frameworks are presented to gain an overall understanding of the concepts, opportunities, and limitations.
