A great post that moves the biomimicry conversation on from ‘looking like nature’ to ‘functioning like nature’. Read on!
As neighborhoods devastated by Hurricane Sandy begin drafting plans for reconstruction, some progressive architects and urban planners are arguing that the emerging science of biomimicryoffers a way forward. The notion is that the next generation of waterfront designs could draw inspiration from the intricate ways that plants and animals have adapted to their situations over hundreds of millions of years. Continued at http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/