Anthropolis
Biomimetic Fabrication
BIOMIMICRY
Biomimicry, or biomimetics, involves imitating the models, systems, and elements found in nature to address complex human challenges. This design and innovation approach draws inspiration from the functions of living organisms. The fundamental belief behind biomimicry is that nature's inhabitants—animals, plants, and microbes—are experts in problem-solving and have developed effective strategies for thriving on Earth. Throughout evolution, living beings have adapted to their ever-changing environments through mutation, recombination, and selection.
Mother nature has never filed a single patent. Indeed, she insists on the collaborative use of her 3.8 billion years of open-source, decentralized design solutions by members she has blessed with the aptitude to comprehend it.
ANTHROPODCAST PRESENTS:
Interview with a Bumblebee
PROPOLIS
Propolis, or bee glue, is a resinous mixture that honey bees produce by mixing saliva and beeswax with exudate gathered from tree buds, sap flows, or other botanical sources. The chemical composition and nature of propolis depend on environmental conditions and harvested resources.
3D PRINTING
Concrete is the closest propolis equivalent human implemented product. Its aggregate can also be sourced locally. Construction 3D Printing (c3Dp) or 3D Construction Printing (3DCP) refers to various technologies that use 3D printing as a core method to fabricate buildings or construction components.
DESIGN
ANTHROPOLOGY
Design anthropology is an applied anthropology discipline that employs ethnographic techniques to create innovative products, services, practices, and social interactions. It has a rich heritage in social sciences, stemming from the interdisciplinary field of material culture, which integrates history, sociology, psychology, archaeology, and anthropology to analyze the production and consumption of objects, along with the meanings attached to them.
