Design Solutions Inspired by Nature!

Some of the most elegant and creative design solutions have not come from famous architects or designers, but from the natural world. Today the design community is becoming increasingly interested in natural systems, and a new website called AskNature.org plans to bring nature’s design solutions to the masses.

Created by renowned naturalist Janine Benyus who is the founder of the Biomimicry Institute. AskNature.org is a project being sponsored by Autodesk as a public domain database where users can search and study nature’s solutions to an array of design challenges. The database is searchable by design and engineering functions, and seeks to promote biomimitic solutions to help create more sustainable and efficient buildings, products, and ideas. Users can browse a broad range of natural solutions to gathering solar energy, the use of natural adhesives and dyes, to the filtering of air and water. AskNature.org is truly an inspirational resource with a wealth of information and allows users to easily tap into the natural worlds’, 3.8 billion years of R&D.

For more information, see AskNature.org.

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