Manav Budhani

Design Research Methods

This panel talks about different methods through which biomimicry is bringing innovation in 3D printing designs in architectural practices. Biomimicry relatively seeks sustainable solutions to human challenges by emulating nature’s time-tested patterns and strategies. Simply put, slicing the term bio meaning nature and mimesis meaning imitation. By mimicking or imitating nature, mankind can build products that can sustain over longer periods, utilize fewer resources, and be more efficient in its operations. Biomimicry rarely recommends copying nature’s designs directly, instead, it encourages inventors to identify a problem, look to nature for a comparable solution, and adapt the design to solve that problem.  A lot of researchers believe that nature has already thrived for so many years and so it already has all the answers to create solutions that can sustain for the next billions of years. It is believed that what surrounds us is the most reliable secret to our survival. Further, the review analyses and describes the biomimetic architectural research design and its potential application through the latest digital fabrication technologies in a few real-life applications.