Design sketches on ideas of an insulated tent inspired from the fur of a squirrel.

Work in progress!

Mapping how squirrels in the Siberian forest deal with thermal challenges.

Web articles on Glass Frog. 


https://featuredcreature.com/glass-frog-looks-like-glowing-constellation-rainforest/
https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/animals-ecology/glass-frog-transparent-43242/
https://www.wired.com/2016/09/glass-frog-doesnt-care-can-see-guts/
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/glass-frog-wears-its-heart-all-see?mode=magazine&context=193345

The glowworm, step 1 in Chalmers Crash Course

We have just started a week long workshop exploring the subject of Biomimicry. Every group get to research a certain environment and a chosen species.

We have the cave & the glowworm.

The Glowworms is an interesting source of inspiration because:
1. They create their own light (supercool!)
2. They live and prosper in a rough environment
3. They are beautiful
4. They are organized as a group (go teamwork!)

How is the light created? Why? What are the conditions that are needed for the glowworm to live and achieve this?

We don't know the answers yet, but we are working on it!

Kind Regards,
Cave Group,
Students from Chalmers Masterprogram Architecture and Cityplanning Beyond Sustainability

MARINE

Coral Reefs and the jellyfish

Links:

https://teara.govt.nz/en/corals-anemones-and-jellyfish

https://www.similandivecenter.com/infopage/coral-science

https://rd.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12526-012-0110-y

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275719893_Lessons_from_a_Coral_Reef_Biomimicry_for_Structural_Engineers

https://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/10/jellyfish-barge-biomimicry-best/
http://dabirilab.com/


Facts Jellyfish:

Implementation in Architecture
https://inhabitat.com/nyu-researchers-create-a-superlight-flying-jellyfish-drone-that-flaps-into-the-air/
https://www.archdaily.com/569709/jellyfish-barge-provides-sustainable-source-of-food-and-water
https://www.archdaily.com/465005/jellyfish-house-wiel-arets-architects
https://inhabitat.com/these-floating-jellyfish-gardens-purify-polluted-water-and-air-while-growing-food/
https://inhabitat.com/elegant-jellyfish-inspire-research-in-propulsion-and-energy-technology/
https://inhabitat.com/ph-conditioner-floating-jellyfish-skyscrapers-combat-air-pollution-while-producing-fresh-water/
https://inhabitat.com/jellyfish-like-underwater-orb-lights-react-to-the-sounds-of-the-city/
https://inhabitat.com/3d-printed-aquaponic-homes-grow-their-own-veggies-and-fish/

Manuel DeLanda: Nature, Space, Society

This talk is part of a discussion series consisting of three sessions on the relationships between society, space and nature, and how they are currently being transformed both theoretically and by technological and environmental changes in the world. (05.03.2004)

http://channel.tate.org.uk/media/26608082001

Enjoy!

Anna Maria

Image credits: news.yorku.ca

1 day until the Event

"Dialoge with Lucinda" and Flocking

Yesterday evening I saw these two dance performances:



Nicole Beutler remade two dance pieces from Lucinda Childs (look up).
These two beautiful pieces made me think of the flocks of starlings:
- Their movement is based on simple rules.
- They never bump into each other.
- It is beautiful and mesmerizing to watch.

Also "flocking" is a dance technique where dance is created by the same rules as birds flock.
A wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flocking_(behavior)

Neuroscientist and artist Beau Lotto