BioMimetic

"... The creative reality of forms lies within a continuous series emanating from a single primal life-impulse seeking and finding manifold expression in form. Life itself is thus manifested..." Louis H. Sullivan - A System of Architectural Ornament

Curriculum: Leaf
Considering a leaf for design exploration:
1. Leaves convert carbon dioxide into oxygen = design analogy: ventilation systems, environmental sensors, and/or pollution filters.
2. Leaves transform light, carbon dioxide, water, and minerals into sugar = design analogy/extrapolation: bioluminescence and photovoltaic systems.
3. Leaves are cellular structures = design analogy: membrane-wall structural systems.
4. Leaves have waterproof or water-resistant surface = design analogy: moisture barrier.
5. Leaves are part of a water and nutrient pumping, circulation, and communication system = design analogy: water, sewage, power, cable, catchment, filtration, and heat circulation systems.
6. Leaf morphology; shapes, unfolding, and surface qualities = design analogy: surface textures, circulation patterns, as well as origami-like structural folding and unfolding.
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