BIOMIMICRY THEORY OF DESIGN PRESENTED BY – NIKHIL AGARWAL 1602295100 SEC-C In architectural design, there are several examples of biomimicry that can be found; although, many of these examples use it in different ways, and it is often considered not to be a total design solution but rather as a solution to a particular aspect of design. Michael Pawlyn, an architect that uses biomimicry, has identified several ways in which biomimicry can be applied to architectural design; such as, in his book, “Biomimicry in Architecture,” he identifies applications for water management, climate control, structural innovations, material developments, and energy production Beijing Olympic Stadium, by Swiss architects Herzog and de Meuron houses a 91,000-seat arena under its 12-metre-deep steel exoskeleton, Inspired by Bird Nest because of its tightly woven lattice structure. BEIJING STADIUM They wanted the building to reflect what was going to happen on the inside that it was none other than water. For this there is nothing better than a building with a structure based on the bubbles it creates the soap mixed with water lined with a soft layer and amorphous as the water that create the impression that the entire building this done on this basic material for life. BEIJING NATIONAL AQUATICS, CENTER Water inside and outside water. That is the concept on which were based creators of the Water Cube. SAGRADA FAMILIA Antoni Gaudi was deeply influenced by the atmosphere of forests for the interior of his masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia cathedral Sagrada Familia