Tag: Construction
Animal Architects
Thursday, June 6th, 2019
This unit takes biological phenomena such as transpiration of plants, laws of thermodynamics, animal behavior and regulation of body temperature, to create innovative, eco-friendly housing and landscape designs. This unit specifically focuses on the need for sustainable development by implementing biomimicry into landscape/housing designs. Students are tasked to use their knowledge of the aforementioned topics to create a blueprint of a new, ‘better’ house.