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Biomimicry is an emerging discipline that seeks sustainable solutions by emulating nature’s designs and processes. By emulating 3.8 billion years of well-adapted technology, biomimicry helps innovators design sustainable products and processes that create conditions conducive to all life.
hanrahan Meyers architects use biomimicry in their architectural projects. At hMa's Battery Park City Community Center, the building's glass facade will feature a transcribed score from composer Michael Schumacher, recording the sounds of water. The building is headed for a Platinum LEED rating, the highest level of sustainable and green rating. At WaveLine, hMa used naturally occuring wave forms to determine the shape of the building's roof. At White Space / Ash4Ways, hMa created a whitened space where they floated large pieces of free-form pieces of old lumber to simulate the feeling of Central Park, which the apartment overlooks.
hanrahan Meyers believes that biomimicry is a future-oriented approach to the development of cutting-edge architectural design. To see more about the work of hanrahan Meyers architects, visit the firm's website: www.hanrahanMeyers.com.
TOP: HANRAHAN MEYERS ARCHITECTS' WAVELINE : A BUILDING BASED ON NATURALLY OCCURRING WAVE FORMS CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL IMAGES OF WAVELINE ON HANRAHANMEYERS.COM
BOTTOM: HANRAHAN MEYERS ARCHITECTS' BATTERY PARK CITY COMMUNITY CENTER: FEATURING AN ORIGINAL COMPOSITION BY MICHAEL J. SCHUMACHER BASED ON WATER SOUNDS CLICK HERE TO VIEW ALL IMAGES OF BPCCC ON HANRAHANMEYERS.COM
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