ae WS Ntonw: The Guru of Life ByTia Kansara Before the industrial revolution, most human beings lived off but didn’t deplete ‘the planet. However, over the past 1200 years, there has been an incessant ‘craving for resources like coal and petro ‘Arecent growing recognition for nature's resource scarcity is increasing our reverence and knowledge of our planet. ‘The science of leaning and living by the principles and processes of Nature is Called Biomimicry. We are now beginning to see that nature hhas most, ifnot all ofthe answers. You ‘could say itis ike seeking nature's advice ‘to our human needs. Nature's solutions ‘are symbiotic, that is-where one process fits into another and continues to an infinite dagree. Atlast mankind is humble qnough eacknowlodge this Mere area few examples: 190] pose |1SSUE 25,This community centre, dosed by arte fod Had ha riguc toa oth deals sped iy hare Take br sample ie dos ots Lest dome covengs whch open up when ras tbat naar for ure wit the Bulg othe fal colurulspes which ac as Wid Toersto orovices passant warkingendronmer without theneed far madem aecondtontg much ie the Wind mein ron ‘so designed by architect Dr. Rod Hackney, a ‘growing tower, which can rise out ofthe ground ‘sere Ie normally docks during inclement weather. Five weather ilggers the tower to spin on its a ising to 100m but never exceeding, the surrounding tree cancpy of bath deciduous ‘and coniferous tees lelssurrounded by the hewn out cif of redundant stone quarry. ‘lad in titanium it transforms ts ladding when heated by he Sun, with moving facades operi Up as emerges trom below grou Desicn Where would we be without desig? To create ‘a Tlourshng erranment we ned to rer co ‘Naturetolnfuance sustainable design The Emiratesis proving sue measures‘ redlice heat sess and increase thermal comfor: ‘need to take place. Agreat examples ntltve {agade design on bulings that open and cose asthe sunighe creates heat rie the bling, Hereisa picture ofthe bulling facade, which ‘opens and coses by reacting tothe sun, ARCHITECTURE Elologically inspired ways toharvest the umlaty nthe airand condensation Inbualdings the ret stage oF volition of water treatment. Passe DDowndraughe Evaporative Coling 3 getieiriqetorshresheorien emperatureby spraying water nto the atmosphere. Check out the wind ewer at Masda Instute of Science and Technology to see alive example. IO ISSUE 25] POSE | 151