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BIOMIMICRY IN ARCHITECTURE 15ARC7.8 LESSON PLAN

Lesson plan prepared by Ar. Vasudha Vasudev ©BGS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING 1

BGS SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING BGS INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL CAMPUS, NITYANANDA NAGAR, K.GOLLAHALLI POST, BANGALORE – 560074

VTU – 2018 SCHEME SUBJECT CODE : 15 ARC 7.8 SUBJECT TITLE : ELECTIVE -V ( BIOMIMICRY) PROGRESSIVE MARK NAME OF FACULTIES: Ar. Vasudha Vasudev

7TH SEMESTER – 12 WEEKS CREDITS : 2 50 Semester 7

AIM:This course enables the students to understand the biomimcary within the given frame of work. It looks at the application of natures solutions, design and ideiologies and working on individual design programme. COURSE DESCRIPTION: Humans are clever, but without intending to, we have created massive sustainability problems for future generations. Fortunately, solutions to these global challenges are all around us. Biomimicry is an approach to innovation that seeks sustainable solutions to human challenges by emulating nature’s time-tested patterns and strategies. The goal is to create products, processes, and policies—new ways of living—that are welladapted to life on earth over the long haul. The core idea is that nature has already solved many of the problems we are grappling with. Animals, plants, and microbes are the consummate engineers. After billions of years of research and development, failures are fossils, and what surrounds us is the secret to survival. OBJECTIVE: This course aims to introduce the students to the discipline of biomimicry in architecture and design and to develop skills required for handling meta architecture and functional architecture projects. The course shall equip the students with theoretical knowledge, and help devising conceptual thoughts, which can be converted into reality. METHODOLOGY:  To understand ‘Boimimicry’ and ‘Biophilia’ and break down the biological forms to understand metamorphosisms.  Reconnect with nature: learning to observe nature by function. Understand cities as a living entity, and how to design for it.  To understand and explore how biology can be integrated with design, rather than just being a mere copy of the shapes.  Application of green architecture to understand sustainability.

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To examine how the ‘biomimicry approach’ can influence sustainable designs and innovations

DESIGN PROJECTS: The project will delve into two design projects (minor and major) through function. Project 1: picking a small site near the college(vrishwabarti river/ drain), and prepare which is eco-sensitive, it needs to be a site for mixed use activities. The forms developed has to be from nature. Project 2: Major design project of the semester will be analysed under the lens of biomimicry and concept and forms for the same shall be developed.

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DETAILED LECTURE PLAN: MONTH

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03rd WEEK 21st Aug 2018

August

02nd WEEK 14th Aug 2018

September

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04th WEEK 28th Aug 2018

05th WEEK 4th Sep 2018

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06thWEEK 11th Sep 2018

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07th WEEK 18th Sep 2018

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October

01st WEEK 7th Aug 2018

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10 11 12

November

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08th WEEK 25th Sep 2018 02nd Oct 2018 th 09 WEEK 09th Oct 2018 16th Oct 2018 10th WEEK 23th Oct 2018 11th WEEK 30th Oct 2018 6th Nov 2018 12thWEEK 13th Nov 2018

CHAPTERS INTRODUCTION: 1. Ice breaker session and introduction to the course. 2. Movie by micheal pawlyn, ted talk. 1. PRESENTATION : presentation of famous buildings using biomimicry 2. STUDENTS RESEARCH : taking up contemporary biomimicry buildings and break down the concept and discovering how biomimicry was incorporated. Introducing Project 1: 1. Developing the concepts for AD studio Presentation: Introduction To Ecosensitive Architecture/Green Architecture. Students Research: Figure Out Ecosensitive Measures To Be implemented To Their AD Project. Presentation: Introduction to bio memtics Students Research: Figure Out bio-mimetics To Be implemented To Their AD Project. Presentation: Introduction to biokinetic architecture Presentation: Introduction to biofacades Students Research: Figure Out bio-fcades To Be implemented To Their AD Project. Work on the final submission Holiday – Gandhi Jayanti Final submissions Holiday – Dussehra/Dasara week

Final submissions Holiday

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OUTCOME Understanding the basics of the subject.

Nature as a tool to develop livable cities.

Concept Sheet

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: Attendance discipline: It is expected that every student will be in class on time for lectures and also participate in all classexercises. Attendance records will be kept and used to determine each person’s eligibility as per BGSSAP/VTU norms to sit for the final examination. As per VTU regulation specifies that students must attend eighty five percent of total class hours or they willbe in violation of the attendance strategy. REFERENCES TEXT BOOKS:

1. Michael Pawlyn, "Biomimicry in Architecture", 2011, RIBA Publishing, London. 2. Dora Lee, "Biomimicry: Inventions Inspired by Nature", 2011, Kids Can Press, Toronta, Canada. 3. Stephen R. Kellert, "Biophilic Design: The Theory, Science and Practice of Bringing Buildings to Life, 2011, John Wiley & Sons, New Jersey. 4. Stephen R. Kellert, "Nature by Design: The Practice of Biophilic Design", 2018, Yale Univ.Press. 5. Benjamin R. Krueger, "Biomimicry: Nature as Designer", 2016, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform Available in the BGSSAP library

DELIVERABLES:  A3 sheet size poster for assignment.  A1 sheet size 2-4 sheets for project 1  A1 size sheet for project 2.

APPROVED BYDEAN BGSSAP

Ar. Vasudha Vasudev Assistant Professor, BGSSAP

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