A peek at the exhibition (Photo by Daniel Hewitt)
An exhibition in London is showcasing 3D printouts of the work of an architectural practice dedicated to mimicking natural forms, or biomimicry.
Visitors to the free exhibition at the Architecture Foundation will be able to see models of the designs by Exploration Architecture alongside the natural specimens which inspired them.
Michael Pawlyn, director and founder of Exploration Architecture, says: ‘We were delighted to receive the commission for this exhibition from The Architecture Foundation and look forward to having the opportunity to show just how much biomimicry has to offer designers in moving beyond conventional approaches to sustainability. Rather than merely mitigating negatives, we need solutions that optimise positives and create a new paradigm of restorative design.
‘Biomimicry draws on nature as a source of solutions that are already extremely well adapted to the very challenges we will need to address over the next few decades – from climate change to resource scarcity. The exhibition will also show Exploration’s working methodology of initiating projects, and collaborating with specialists from different disciplines to overcome obstacles to radical new solutions.’
One of Exploration Architecture’s designs, this time for a biomimetic office building
The Sahara Forest Project would combine concentrated solar power and a greenhouse cooled with seawater, to produce food, generate renewable electricity and help reverse desertification
The exhibition is open Tuesday-Saturday, 12pm-6pm at the Architecture Foundation’s Central London Project Space near London Bridge station.
