LETTING NATURE BEA PART OF YOUR LIVING

Architects are going back to the nature’s drawing board to explore and design bionic buildings.

AFTER getting bored with the traditional rectangular format of buildings, architects have started taking design cues from biological structures and from the natural world. Hats off to these genius architects who designed some of the most unique buildings out there — the designs are based on intricate mathematical and biological calculations. And without further ado, here’s a look at some of the most incredible examples of bionic architecture in the world.


The Anti-smog building

The Anti-smog building is one of the projects by Vincent Callebaut, a young French architect. It’s a mixed-use building, erected over abandoned railroad tracks in Paris and is now a useful recycled energy resource.


ECOMIC, Mexico City 2007, Mexico

The prototype uses green technology that is setting an example of sustainable design. The titanium dioxide coating produces in-site electrical energy and reduces air contaminants. The Ascent at Roebling Bridge building in Kentucky, US is constructed by Daniel Libeskind.


ECOMIC, Mexico City 2007, Mexico

This building isn’t of quite such historic importance, but it reflects the architect’s goals in relation to bionic architecture. The natural tones of the building were specifically chosen to reflect the earth and the sky of the area.


ECOMIC, Mexico City 2007, Mexico

The award winning National Space Centre in Leicester is UK’s largest attraction dedicated to space. The Space Centre is designed to look like a futuristic Rocket Tower. The City Hall in London is constructed to represent and inspire the forward motion of the democratic process in London.


Lilypad, a floating Ecopolis for Climate Refugees, Oceans 2008, World

It is a mostly non-polluting building that is constructed of sustainable material. Turning Torso is the tallest building in Scandinavia and was created by Santiago Calatrava, an architect who has got flak from people who say that his designs are not realistic. Selfridges Building in Birmingham is designed by architect Jan Kaplicky.


Lilypad, a floating Ecopolis for Climate Refugees, Oceans 2008, World

The building features a curvaceous space-age design that epitomises what the aesthetic goal of bionic architecture is all about. The curvaceous new store is covered with a dramatic ‘skin’ made up of 15,000 spun aluminium.


Lilypad, a floating Ecopolis for Climate Refugees, Oceans 2008, World

Urban Cactus in Rotterdam is a 19-storey residential building whose shape is inspired by an irregular pattern of outdoor spaces. The housing project will accommodate 98 residential units.


Lilypad, a floating Ecopolis for Climate Refugees, Oceans 2008, World