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The Impact of Nature Inspired Algorithms on Biomimetic Approach in Architectural and Urban Design

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Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems (Living Machines 2018)

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At the time when the value of architecture no longer results from creating shapes in space, but rather fostering relationships within it. A concept of architectural design becomes a strategic process rather than an object. Biological inspiration is dominating the era, and has its impact in diverse domains, including architecture and urbanism. The study of biomimetics bridges the biological functions, processes and organizational principles found in nature with our designs and technologies. Recently there are numerous mathematical algorithms have been developed along with the knowledge transferring process from the life forms to solve the design problems. Output of biomimetics study includes not only physical applications, but also various computation methods that can be applied in different areas. We can learn from biological processes and principles to design and develop a number of different kinds of optimisation algorithms that have been widely used in both theoretical study and practical applications. In this paper, we discuss and present the impact of nature inspired algorithms and digital advanced on biomimetic approach in architectural and urban design. We demonstrate how architects reuse bio-inspired computing to solve complex problem or optimise their designs, and nonetheless, how architects use algorithmic architecture software to directly transpose the complexity of nature’s principles into their design process.

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This article is part of an extended research of Biomimicry in Architecture: State, methods and tools, which is published in les Cahiers la recherche architecturale, urbaine et paysagère, issue Innover 2018 (https://journals.openedition.org/craup/309). I would like to thank François Guéna, the director of Map-maacc UMR 3495, Paris, France and Pierre Côté, Professor at Laval University, Canada who provided expertise that greatly assisted on this subject.

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Chayaamor-Heil, N. (2018). The Impact of Nature Inspired Algorithms on Biomimetic Approach in Architectural and Urban Design. In: Vouloutsi , V., et al. Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems. Living Machines 2018. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 10928. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95972-6_11

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