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is a contemporary philosophy of architecture that seekssolutions for sustainability in nature, not by replicating thenatural forms, but by understanding the rules governingthose forms. It is a multi-disciplinary approach tosustainable design that follows a set of principles ratherthan stylistic codes.

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Effective Channeling of Wind Increase thermal mass capacity Dynamic form

Acoustics Energy efficiency

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Mound-building termites or just mound builders are agroup of termite species that live in mounds.

Most of the mounds are found in well drained areas.

The structure of the mounds can be very complicated.Inside the mound is an extensive system of tunnels andconduits that serves as a ventilation system for theunderground nest. In order to get good ventilation, thetermites will construct several shafts leading down to thecellar located beneath the nest.

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To minimize potential costs of regulating the buildingsinner temperature Pearce looked to the self-coolingmounds of African termites. The building has no air-conditioning or heating but regulates its temperature witha passive cooling system inspired by the self-coolingmounds of African termites. The structure, however, doesnot have to look like a termite mound to function like oneand instead aesthetically draws from indigenous

Zimbabwean masonry.

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Resistant to imposed forces Structural stability Controlled entry of sunlight

Regulation of internal temperature Aesthetics Acoustics

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The femur is the longest, heaviest and by most measuresthe strongest bone in the human body. Its length is 26%of the persons height, a ratio that is useful inanthropology because it offers a basis for a reasonableestimate of a subject's height from anincomplete skeleton.

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is an iron lattice tower located on the Champ deMars in Paris, named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel,whose company designed and built the tower

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Self-sustainable Energy Efficient Recycling

Aesthetically appealing Low maintenance

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Or Euplectella aspergillum is a hexactinellid sponge inthe phylum Porifera inhabiting the deep ocean

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Has a hexagonal skin inspired by the Venus FlowerBasket Sponge. This sponge sits in an underwaterenvironment with strong water currents and its lattice-likeexoskeleton and round shape help disperse thosestresses on the organism

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Biomimicry presents itself as a basis, a foundation of anew research methodology instead of mere serendipity.Biomimicry has to be approached in a multi-disciplinaryorder of thought in order to understand the principles ofnature to achieve a holistic design solution.