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Coconuts can inspire us to make stronger buildings, say scientists
by Kim Megson | 06 Jul 2016
The hard shells of coconuts could hold the key to designing buildings able to withstand earthquakes and other natural disasters, researchers from the University of Freiburg have claimed. Coconut palms can grow as high as 30m, and when the ripe fruits fall to the ground their walls must protect them from splitting open. To protect the internal seed, coconuts have a structure of three layers which allow them to withstand
Architects of Invention turn to biomimicry for Seychelles hotel that resembles a sea creature
by Kim Megson | 24 Jun 2016
International design studio Architects of Invention have released a concept proposal for a resort and spa created by biomimicry. Located on Mahe Island in the Seychelles, the Coral Hotel would feature several restaurants, apartments, a club-house with a pool, a private marina and a spa complex housed within a structure that resembles a sea creature or coral formation. “This is a new type of a biomimetic architecture that seeks solutions
Robert De Niro hotel, biomimicry robots, Yves Saint Laurent museum
by Kim Megson | 21 May 2016
This week was a big one for leisure architects, designers and developers in the exciting world of museum design. In Hungary, local architects Napur overcame strong competition to win the contract for the city’s Museum of Ethnography building; new video footage emerged of David Adjaye’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C; the Heneghan Peng-designed Palestine Museum opened without any exhibits; and French architects Studio KO
'The fourth industrial revolution is underway': Achim Menges launches robot-built pavilion at V&A
by Kim Megson | 20 May 2016
A garden pavilion fabricated by robots has opened to the public in the grounds of the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London. The Elytra Filament Pavilion is formed of tightly-woven carbon fibre cells, inspired by shells of flying Elytra beetles. The pavilion has been created by experimental architects Achim Menges and Moritz Dörstelmann in collaboration with engineers Jan Knippers and Thomas Auer and researchers from the University of Stuttgart.
Robots build sea urchin prefab pavilion using biomimicry
by Kim Megson | 16 May 2016
A sub-species of sea urchin has inspired a group of German architects, designers, engineers and biologists to develop an intricate robotically-produced pavilion. The Sand Dollar’s two-layered shell is formed of extremely thin fibres and stretching plates, connected in such a way that the integrity of the shell remains strong even as the urchin grows. This realisation prompted researchers Achim Menges and Jan Knippers to explore how robotic biomimicry could be
Robot-built pavilion will take centre stage as V&A explores the future of engineering
by Kim Megson | 03 Feb 2016
Visitors to the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London this May will be able to explore a garden pavilion inspired by nature and fabricated by robots in front of their eyes. The Elytra Filament Pavilion – created by experimental architects Achim Menges and Moritz Dörstelmann in collaboration with engineers Jan Knippers and Thomas Auer – will launch a special Engineering Season at the museum. The installation will explore the
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