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  2. Biomimetic architecture - Wikipedia

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    Biomimetic architecture is a branch of the new science of biomimicry defined and popularized by Janine Benyus in her 1997 book (Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature). ). Biomimicry (bios - life and mimesis - imitate) refers to innovations inspired by nature as one which studies nature and then imitates or takes inspiration from its designs and processes to solve human problem

  3. Michael Pawlyn - Wikipedia

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    In 2007 he established Exploration Architecture to develop work that employs biomimicry [7] as a guiding principal and brings together three lifelong passions - biology, design and the environment. At TED Salon London, November 2010, Michael Pawlyn became one of the small number of architects to have a talk posted to TED. [ 8 ]

  4. Bionic architecture - Wikipedia

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    In her book, Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature (1997), Janine Benyus formulated a set of questions that can be used to establish the level of bio mimicry within an architectural design. In order to ensure that an architectural design follows the principles of bionics, the answer must be ‘yes’ to the following questions: [ citation ...

  5. Cradle-to-cradle design - Wikipedia

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    Many critics pleaded for a public-private partnership overseeing the C2C concept, thus enabling competition and growth of practical applications and services. McDonough and Braungart responded to this criticism by giving control of the certification protocol to a non-profit, independent Institute called the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation ...

  6. Category:Essay header templates - Wikipedia

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    [[Category:Essay header templates]] to the <includeonly> section at the bottom of that page. Otherwise, add <noinclude>[[Category:Essay header templates]]</noinclude> to the end of the template code, making sure it starts on the same line as the code's last character.

  7. A Pattern Language - Wikipedia

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    A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction is a 1977 book on architecture, urban design, and community livability.It was authored by Christopher Alexander, Sara Ishikawa and Murray Silverstein of the Center for Environmental Structure of Berkeley, California, with writing credits also to Max Jacobson, Ingrid Fiksdahl-King and Shlomo Angel.

  8. Janine Benyus - Wikipedia

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    Janine M. Benyus (born 1958) is an American natural sciences writer, innovation consultant, and author. After writing books on wildlife and animal behavior, she coined the term Biomimicry to describe intentional problem-solving design inspired by nature.

  9. Category:Architecture templates - Wikipedia

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