Nature Inspired Strategies as a Sustainable Problem-Solving Methodology in Architecture Design Process
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Utilizing natural tactics has a huge impact on the design of developing environments that are environmentally friendly. The review of relevant scientific research, the intricacy of biological issues, and their application to the architectural field are all challenging and time-consuming tasks that also need knowledge in the biological sector. The use of nature's strategies in architectural design is hampered by a lack of adequate information and the right comprehension, which also results in improper application and the appearance of impediments. To use the strategies derived from nature in the field of architecture, the right attitude, method, and tools should be identified to translate the strategies into architectural solutions. This is because the main objective of the current research is to extract the missing link bridging the biological and architectural domains. By discovering, the method of creating a connection and link between the biological domain and architecture through mixed methods Research. The research was carried out utilizing various quantitative and qualitative methods in three key sections. Step 1: Theoretical analysis to identify and classify the key elements of natural strategies as well as their effects. Step 2: Using logical reasoning and a case study to determine the attitude, method, and tools of data transmission and to develop an architectural solution. Step 3: Focus groups (Participant Observation) to test the defined Process of Creating Architecture Using the Nature Design Strategies Hypothesis. For employing nature design methodologies in the realm of architecture, two problem-solving attitudes the problem-based attitude and the solution-based attitude were identified. Based on these two mindsets, a four-phased process was described for using natural strategies in the design process. Tools and measures that were required for each phase were determined and discussed. Two diagrams were provided at the end.
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