Keynote talk at Specifi Bristol on the 7th February 2018. On biomimicry and the built environment with a focus on architectural and engineering solutions
11. Dr. Otto Schmitt
1913-1998
Col. Jack Steele M.D.
1924-2009
Dr. Julian Vincent
still rockin’
Janine Benyus
1958-present
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19. Technology Biology
Large variety of elements Light elements dominate
Exact design Approximate design
Forming and
micro-structuring
Hierarchal structuring
at all size levels
Selection of material
according to function
Adaptation of form and
structure to the function
Secure Design
Modelling & remodelling to changing
environmental conditions
Healing: capability of self-repair
Source: Fratzal, P (2007) http://rsif.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/4/15/637)
59. Source: Weiss, M.C. et al (2016) The physiology and habitat of the last universal common ancestor, Nature Microbiology, 1, 16616
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