News: Construction Design & Engineering
Posted: September 18, 2008
BSA sponsors 2 biomimicry programs
Two upcoming Boston Society of Architects programs explore biomimicry, a new discipline that studies nature's best ideas and imitates them to solve human problems.
Dayna Baumeister PhD, co-founder of the Biomimicry Guild, introduces this concept at an evening lecture on September 24. Held at the Boston Public Library, the lecture begins at 6:00 pm and is free and open to the public.
On September 25 and 26, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Baumeister and her team of biologists and designers lead a two-day workshop examining how architectural "designs should create conditions conducive to life." Participants will experience a visual journey of the world of biomimicry supported by case studies. The workshop, held at The Architects Building (52 Broad St.), is $330 ($264 for BSA members). To register, visit www.architects.org/workshops.
Both programs are sponsored in part by InterfaceFlor and the American Institute of Architects' Committee on the Environment Knowledge Community.
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