This we we discussed biophilic designs. Biophilia literally translates as Life Love, in terms of design it is looking at life and loving and appreciating in a sense of gathering inspiration from it to develop designs that incorporate nature with it. Their were several articles that we read that talked about various examples and the importance of biophillic design for the future of sustainability in our world. The first article I enjoyed reading was 14 Patterns of Biophililc design. In class we broke up into groups and discussed what each group members favorite design was and why as well as coming up with a question for another group to answer about these 14 patterns. I found it a very engaging and fun activity because we first had a lecture that showed examples of these different patterns such as the house that was built on top of a river and my personal favorite of the TED talk with a family who builds bamboo houses and a bamboo school in Bali, Indonesia. The houses were a good example because in the TED talk she explains that bamboo grows extraordinarily faster than trees and can get as strong as steel and other metal resources. She uses a 3D model to develop the blueprint of the houses and uses challenges that building with bamboo as an advantage such as using more curvature designs rather than standard design to create a beautiful architecture that is complimented through nature. I feel like this is an important concept to incorporate throughout the world to help save on resources and help protect our environment.
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