The concept of using biologically derived materials in construction is not new. The earliest shelters were made of bones and animal skin. These materials were later replaced by metals, stones,…
Fractals Fractals are geometric shapes that repeat themselves as the scale changes. The term ‘fractal’ was coined by Benoit Mandelbrot in 1975 for mathematical sets of numbers that stay ubiquitous…
NBBJ has made public their design for a nature-imbued net-zero school in Encino, California called Westmark Lower School. The initiative is aimed at creating an inclusive learning atmosphere for neurodiverse…
Olson Kundig is an American architecture and design firm led by five owners: Jim Olson, Tom Kundig, Kirsten r. Murray, Alan Maskin, Hemanshu Parwani, and Kevin Kudo-King. The firm work…
Tucked in the green blanket of Beijing, China, the Beijing sub-center library resembles a monumentally scaled pavilion, a civic space for the people to assemble. Following an international design competition…
The 82-year-old Japanese-born artist had to spend her childhood during World War II. She was a print textile designer in New York City for a while. She currently resides in…
Architects always take inspiration from anything or everything around them to develop a design concept for their proposal. Solving a design problem is often inspired mainly by nature. Since a…
The Wangjing SOHO in Beijing is a mixed-use skyscraper designed by the Queen of Curves, Zaha Hadid. When looking at these buildings, one can see three mountain-like skyscrapers shimmering under…
In the motion picture of the universe featuring nature and architecture as lead roles, we contrived the term Biomimicry, where Bio stands for nature and mimicry is to mimic or…
Let’s start with getting to know Biomimicry For those of you who do not know biomimicry, it is a form of concept that draws inspiration from nature, interprets it, and…
For years humans have sought answers from nature, and nature being one of our planet’s oldest residents, is the most experienced species that has successfully survived for a long time.…
All interior spaces have a different look which is put together through the different elements that it is composed of. The elements that make up a Tuscan style home or…
