Biomimicry comes to Houston

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The Biomimicry Guild and the AIA Committee on the Environment will host a lecture this Wednesday (12/05/07) on Biomimicry its uses and applications. Dayna Baumeister, PhD, and co-founder of the Biomimicry Guild, will give the evening lecture which will then be follow by two workshop sessions on Thursday and Friday. For those less familiar, Biomimicry is "a new discipline that studies nature’s best ideas and imitates them to solve human problems." But wait, aren't humans biological too? Well, maybe some of us aren't... Anyhow, to find out how imitating plants and animals can help your life you can register here.

To view the flier click here.

Lecture - Wednesday, December 5
University of Houston Gerald D. Hines
architecture building.
Wine & cheese reception - 6:15-7:00
Lecture - 7:00-9:00
Note: If you are attending the seminar,
you must attend the lecture.
Lecture only $15 1HSW/1LU

Workshop - December 6 & 7
AIA Houston office, 315 Capitol
8:30 - 5:00 Thursday
8:30 - 3:00 Friday

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This sounds fascinating. Are fractals related to biomimicry?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fractal

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