French architects Guihun Choe and Etienne Jaunet designed this elaborate “skyscraper city”, for lack of a better term, that functions more as a skeleton rather than a fully functional building. More images included.
The ESARQ in Barcelona is hosting the International Conference of BioDigital Architecture and Design from June 1st 2011 – June 3rd 2011. We hope anyone in the area can attend. We have posted on work by Dennis Dollens (an active …
Tom Wiscombe is one of the pioneers of emergent architecture, which is rather obvious from his practice entitled “emergent architecture.” Lean more about him and his projects.
Evolo Magazine holds a yearly skyscraper competition. The submissions are always great, Biomimetic Architecture shares our favorite finalist with you and links to the published projects. Enjoy and let us know your favorites in the comments!
German firm Sauerbruch Hutton have designed a responsive skin system that breathes like the skin of some organisms, adapting to its immediate environment to act more efficiently.
The Building Centre is hosting an Adaptive Architecture conference March 3rd to 5th. The Line Up is very impressive. Visit the Official Website for more information.
[ted id=1064] Interesting project suggesting to rebuild the New York Harbor’s ecology with introducing artificial reefs harvesting oysters. Project website here.
[ted id=1072] Michael Pawlyn, the director at Exploration Architecture recently informed us of his TED speech on biomimicry applied to architecture. Great video, a must watch. We posted about the Eden Project he was involved with many months ago, a …
Voronoi Morphologies is the latest development in an ongoing area of research into cellular aggregate structures by Matsys Design. The voronoi algorithm is used in a wide range of fields including satellite navigation, animal habitat mapping, and urban planning as …
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CThFRt95aI] Decker Yeadon, a studio out of New York City, has devised a beautiful contemporary double-skin glass facade system for large buildings. Whereas the current model of curtain wall double skins has a simple air cavity embedded with louvers, this …
