BIOMIMICRYThursday 6 May, 12.30-14.00 Biomimicry (from bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning to imitate) is a new science that studies nature’s best ideas and then imitates these designs and processes to solve human problems. For example, studying a leaf to invent a better solar cell. It is “innovation inspired by nature”. The profile for biomimicry in the design world is increasing. Parallel to this is an increasing demand for designers to be aware of its potential in order to integrate it into their design repertoire. In response to the observations that biomimicry has a huge potential to influence our future work and design thinking, Arup Foresight + Innovation invited three of the world’s leading practitioners in biomimetics (two biologists and one architect) to speak at a one day “Arup Explores Biomimicry” workshop. The lecture will explore how Arup designs are being influenced by the emerging discipline of Biomimicry.
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