Natural language approach for bio-informed architectural education: a biomimetic shell design

Arslan Selçuk S., Mutlu Avinç G.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN EDUCATION, cilt.32, sa.4, ss.2297-2317, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 32 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s10798-021-09689-z
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TECHNOLOGY AND DESIGN EDUCATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, Compendex, Design & Applied Arts Index, EBSCO Education Source, Educational research abstracts (ERA), INSPEC, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2297-2317
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Bio-informed architecture, Nature language approach, Architecture education, Shell design
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Biomimicry has been proposed as an important tool to reach key skills for the new century. It has taken its place as an essential resource for critical and creative thinking in design disciplines. However, as emphasized in many studies, bio-informed research requires interdisciplinary collaboration and systematic knowledge transfer. This article answers the question: "How can architects-who have limited knowledge in biology-develop biomimetic ideas and transfer this knowledge to architectural designs?" This research's hypothesis is that the "natural language approach," which is frequently used in engineering disciplines, can also be a knowledge transfer tool for the architectural discipline. To test the hypothesis, research was conducted with a group of graduate students taking the "ARCH5661-Parametric Approach to Nature-Inspired Architectures" course in the Department of Architecture, Gazi University, Ankara, Turkey, in the fall semester of 2019. The results were evaluated based on term-long studies and feedback from the students. In light of the obtained data, this article proposes a method that can be used in architectural education and adapted to other design disciplines.