As neighborhoods devastated by Hurricane Sandy begin drafting plans for reconstruction, some progressive architects and urban planners have been pointing out that the emerging science of biomimicry offers a way forward. The notion is that the next generation of waterfront designs could draw inspiration from the intricate ways that plants and animals have adapted to their situations over hundreds of millions of years. — green.blogs.nytimes.com
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As we begin to delve into the opportunities of Biomimicry, we should look at the urban systems as parts of an organism that symbiotically functions as an adaptable set of structures. The ever-changing environment provokes us as designers to think about our buildings as a part to the whole in the urban ecosystem not simply an entity unto itself. It should not be that we simply "mimic" the natural systems but actually translate them to reappropriate current inefficient systems.
Why even bother with the "bio" metaphor? Why not just create buildings that respond to needs and conditions? Buildings and cities are not actually organisms, so why add this layer of earth mother mysticism?
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