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Sustainability Through Biomimicry: Discovering a World of Solutions Inspired by Nature

Sat, 2011/02/26 - 11:40 — nhoeller
Start: 
Mon, 2012/11/26 - Wed, 2012/11/28
Location: 
University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Link: 
http://web.ud.edu.sa/web/college/137/2250

2012/11/16 new dates

We invite researchers, educators and professionals from various fields such as architecture, urban design, engineering, design, biology, chemistry, physics and geology to cross their disciplinary boundaries, explore fields of cooperation and share their knowledge and experiences to achieve the ultimate goal of a sustainable built environment.

Conference Themes

Papers are encouraged but not limited to the following themes:

  • Intersections between the sciences and the design industry
  • The relation between sustainability and biomimicry
  • Philosophies, theories and concepts of biomimicry/ sustainability
  • Biomimetic and sustainable futuristic approaches and applications in architecture and design

 

Thanks to the Biomimicry Institute and Karen Verbeek for the pointer!

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Thu, 2011/05/19 - 11:54 — nhoeller
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Keynote Speakers

According to Prof. Heba Mansour: 

The keynote speakers who have officially accepted to participate are Dr. Michael Pawlyn ( Exploration UK), Dr. Jagloul Al Naggar (Egypt) , Taryn Mead (The Biomimicry Guild), Kai Tobias (Germany), Dr. Carlos. Hoyos Montana ( Australia), Amber Bartosh (Emergent Architecture ) and Hakim Basim (Jordan).

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