Biomimicry and Landscape Architecture

This film describes the implementation fo biomimicry into site design, thus dispelling the false dichotomy between landscape and architecture.

[@deanphilipsaunders775]

As a landscape designer, I see a lot of professions chest beating their ideas as uniquely poignant, innovative and sympathetic to the natural ecology. Unfortunately, many if not most of these professions subscribe to a reductive materialistic approach in their understanding of the world around them. More often than not, catch phrases and ideology interrupt the catalyst for beautiful and functional design. There is a finite balance between style and function, and it is this very balance, that is often subordinate to the overall aesthetic.

[@jamesmichaelwalker683]

You said " Biomimicry and Landscape Architecture"! That's lovely!

[@archbarne6430]

Biomimicry is cool, marrying landscape and architecture is cool, but not a single one of the designs presented in this video seem to be utilizing biomimicry. They are just utilizing green space...

[@andygibbs123]

+Arch Barne I agree 100%. In short - these are raw hack-jobs attempting to capitalize on the notion that the designs are taken from nature. Biomimicry as a theory is nice enough, but these projects are little more than grandiose concepts of architects that are attempting to differentiate themselves from well-executed urban designs simply by inserting some green. "Nature" is not necessarily green. The sad take-away is that they fall short on both fronts. It would have been refreshing to witness a true bio-evolution in architectural creativity.

[@ishardstark8182]

Could you perhaps point me in the right direction for architectural designs that actually incorporate biomimicry?

[@ash.mystic]

Ishard Stark Lookup the biomimicry TED talk by Michael Pawlyn.

[@swapnilthorat4648]

The guy is presenting about green architecture not about Biomimicry

[@depalans6740]

It is utilizing biomimicry at the systemic level

[@lenardaustin410]

Great video Mr. Harrison i honestly just watched the video for the first time and i really enjoyed the visual display and information.

[@jamesmichaelwalker683]

Yes Yes! The move towards Sustainability in action!

[@jeongokpark2216]

I like this video so much. I am just beginning of studying landscape architecture in US. you video motivate me to study hard. Thank you .

[@Ermin0s]

Thank YOU! This was the stuff i was looking for a LONG time

[@wchmarrero]

Hey Jacob, Sorry for the delayed response. Life has been keeping me pretty busy. I think that even though we might not be able to completely replicate the virgin landscape, we should still strive to replicate as many of the naturally existing systems as possible. I hope that all site designers see the value in at least attempting to design in a more sustainable way. Thanks for the comment!

[@wchmarrero]

Hey James, Thank for the compliment. I was using CS5 and am not sure about the differences. I'm sure you can google it. I'm moving toward rendering engines such as Shaderlight or Podium for rendering my site plans. I really feel this is the future and enables you to focus on the details and 3D building of your design. Best of Luck!

[@yanickdanielborg4566]

I like the look of the MVRD project and the landscape analogy of contours used in the design. As a solution for sustainable development I have my reservations, especially with regards to piling topsoil into highrises, as many schemes seem to be doing.

[@peter193941]

"design with nature" IAN McHARG might be a good start to recognize the relationships and the consequences of our evolution that we might appreciate the elegant options nature has to offer .

[@RonHall76_GoogleGeek]

Hi Chris - a great piece of work - have been a fan of Ian McHarg - "Design with Nature" for many years ... really liked the ending ...

[@JamesLenane]

Thanks for the info Chris,will be taking some classes with it to see what I can and can't do,just started using Keyshot which I can't recommend enough and I hope to get CS6 and Adobe illustrator to help with custom fonts and decals,I'm on GRABCAD so it would give you an idea what I'm trying to teach myself,I'm happy enough as only turned on a PC for the first time 18 months ago so ill get there at some point,always been creative with art and most things so it's a natural step for me.Regards bud

[@mgillespiedesign]

Permaculture is a useful framework for landscape architects to evaluate their designs on the principals of nature. I strongly suggest checking it out.

[@deadlift576]

I enjoyed this video. Great job.

[@wchmarrero]

Hey James, I apologize for the late response. Elements is for basic photo finishing and Premier is for video editing. You should be using Photoshop CS6 if you can get it. I would also encourage you to look into rendering utilities such as Shaderlight and Artlantis: Best, Chris

[@CoveMacDonald]

Really, really great video!

[@jrao3876]

That is a pretty awesome approach for future architecture. I love the idea and always passionate about it. However, there is a big problem for that. We can take over a natural area and build a "environmental friendly" building on it, plant lots of trees and vegetation on the wall, but we cannot actually bring the original habitat back on the building for other species. Put in another way, we may still continuing losing diversity and nature, lying to ourselves by saying we are saving the earth.

[@john-of-the-north]

This is great for revolution, such an inspiring video. However I live in a part of the world where evolution rather than revolution is likely to be the process that changes how people live. With a huge heritage of old and 'bog standard estate' housing stock, much privately owned, there is no simple central organising authority (whether government or large developer). The issue we face is how to evolve thousands of existing small houses, and the minds of those who own them, into something more environmentally friendly. I'd love to see a similarly inspiring video that dealt with that (probably more realistic) scenario, which probably has to be bottom up people driven. We've been trying of course for generations, but the typical best we seem to get is a bit of double glazing and the odd solar panel. Maybe the idea should be for large developers to make their new developments so incredible (like in the video) that people are willing to abandon their existing 'culture' and give them a try. The challenge is to overcome is the failure of so many in the past to do that (if you remember Le Corbusier etc) and the awful legacy of good intention that we are left with.

[@5mnz7fg]

These are interesting proposals with advanced technology and some ecological aspects but not biomimicry. And I miss traffic solutions other than highways for private cars.

[@JamesLenane]

Hi Chris just found one of your vids and really love your work,I've never used photoshop but I have a question for you.I'm training myself in AutoCAD and Autodesk Inventor but on my laptop it came installed with Adobe photoshop elements 9 and premier elements 9,what can I do with this software as I have no idea what you can or can't do with it,the reason I ask is I know there are different type's of photoshop and as I've never used it I'm sort of in the dark?Thanks Chris....James

[@jmdesigns7946]

Im going to study landscape architecture this year at uni. can't wait.

[@crystalchai5388]

Same here.

[@RaiRai7331]

+JM Designs And how has that turned out?

[@jmdesigns7946]

RaiRai7331 Hard work ! nearly into my second year and not sure if im going to pass it

[@madblackfire9271]

2 years now , did you oass ? How was it ?

[@msrhazmi]

graduated?

[@davetv4705]

Great video

[@jrao3876]

Just a thought pop in my head after i finished this awsome video. So what do you think of this, Chris? Jacob

[@bobnelson4656]

Oh yea that is a classic book... very good sir

[@ash.mystic]

These building designs are more like examples of arcology (term meaning architecture+ecology coined by visionary architect Paolo Soleri). These have nothing to do with biomimicry.

[@giuseppenativo2123]

This video on very well introduced and concluded. The content is interesting but it's not, for me, realistic. Why? Biomimicry, if you read the book and watch videos from experts, is not the art to design one or more skyscrapers and cover them with a huge amount of vertical green. What's the point in imitating the way insects developed their habitat, completely natural, if you use a mountain of reinforced concrete and chemical materials? This is just a wise use of the land if you wanna make much more money than the usual. In the end i like the spirit that inspired this video. With some correction it would be fully realistic.

[@waindayoungthain2147]

It looks like we are imitated the termite .😊

[@theohmightyniffum]

Good video, but the title is a little misleading. Landscape architecture is the design of out door public spaces, not a sustainable zero (almost zero) carbon building with plants all over it. Glenn Murcutt is a great Australian Architect that designs sensibly to the surrounding landscape, to make us remember that we're apart of nature

[@carverponics4435]

yeah.. landscape architecture is not the same as architecture haha

[@panglor82]

Carverponics FYI In order to be a real "landscape architect," one must maintain an architect degree.

[@yamy7311]

why is that so

[@rhiannonneuville7897]

As a passionate LA student, I would argue that Landscape Architecture is a field in which multiple design mechanisms can come together. It is the joining of architecture and community and environment. A sustainable building with "plants all over it" is very much a landscape architecture project because an architect working alone would not have the understanding of where to put certain plants, how the planting design could be a problem solving measures for energy and water uses, how people move through and interact with the space as they move from interior to exterior, and grading and drainage for the build site itself. I would bet that most of these projects have a LA on their design teams or at least someone with a background more expansive than pure architecture.

[@lamaman21]

I looked up Lace Hill (Armenia) and EDITT Tower (Singapore) and discovert that there not really build. Why type "date - ongoing"? It gave me false hope ;(

[@SamerRabi]

nice video

[@mahdikarami8423]

The best is the permaculture design

[@arqherberth-HerberthRuedaA]

Es mala idea traer la naturaleza a la ciudad. Debemos compactar nuestras ciudades y así devolverle su espacio a la naturaleza. Crear ciudades eficientes. Not a bad idea to bring nature to the city. We must compact our cities and thus restore its space to nature. Create efficient cities.

[@yanickdanielborg4566]

Not accounting for areas without available topsoil such as deserts, and forests, with 7 billion people and 150million km^2 of land, the planet would leave each individual with an exaggerated 20m^2 surface area , or 60m^3 volume of top soil for which to live and have their food needs met. I prefer the schemes where the natural contour is lifted, and the built program is nested beneath such as Hadid's, and Ito's schemes.

[@Lizara14]

This is Green Design Architecture for habitable spaces. Not "landscape architecture" - outdoor landscaping. It has quite good content and is inspirational nonetheless. But landscape architects don't focus on this type of green design hahaha

[@MindfulScott]

No Venus Project? 4Z9WVZddH9w?t=1h51m11s

[@zhuodan745]

Good!! I like it,but the pronounce speed is too quick,i can not keep up

[@spiderplant3]

Essentially, plants on buildings shaped like hills. It's pretty, but I hope they aren't saying this is a good method for environmental progress- you'd do better spending the money replanting the rainforest.

[@jamesmichaelwalker683]

People are looking for more sustainable way to do thing!

[@brandonsim7717]

smoke and dust and carbon dioxides and carbon monoxide and chloroflorocarbon and distinct gases

[@benanza9]

3.8 billion years? this lie marks the end of me watching this video

[@hexxorcsgo8371]

a single rock could fuck that shit up 4:15

[@chapman112]

Leafs have about 1% energy conversion while solar panels have around 20%. bad example for mimicry.