If you take a look at Japan’s Shinkansen bullet train, you might wonder why it looks like a bird’s beak? Well, it is designed to look like a kingfisher’s beak! Engineers remodeled the size of the front looking like a kingfisher’s beak to decrease the sound of the compressed air. Like this, there’s plenty of examples of biomimicry. With this, the principle and power of nature is used to create products or systems. It allows the engineers to take inspiration from nature and analyze how the natural system works and implement them according to their needs. The principle and power of nature is used to create products or systems.

Similarly, architects and planners have been using biomimicry to build creations. For centuries, designers have used wood, bamboo, sand etc as natural elements. With a constantly growing population along with development worldwide, architects play a vital role in carbon emission, drainage system, energy consumption and freshwater usage with their designs. As a result, biomimicry has been a popular concept not only for creative designs but also to shift attention towards sustainable practices. One case study of Sydney Opera House shows that their HVAC system is considered efficient as this system allows seawater from the Harbour to circulate through fans and pumps and helps enable the emission (Ref:https://lnkd.in/das2JDUS). Moreover, architects and planners look upon nature to safeguard buildings from natural calamities by enhancing the resilience through biomimicry.

Some of the more examples of nature inspired designs are-
Esplanade Theatre, Singapore; inspired by the exterior of a fruit called Durian.
National aquatic Centre (The Watercube), Beijing; inspired by water bubbles.
Gherkin, London; inspired by a flower structure.
Beijing National Stadium, China; inspired by a bird’s nest.
Milwaukee Art Stadium, Wisconsin; inspired by wing mechanism.