Influences of the Living World on Architectural Structures: An Analytical Insight

Abstract

Structures in the nature motivate innovation in architectural and engineering disciplines in terms
of aesthetical, functional and structural advantages. Using efficient, lightweight structural forms similar to
those in nature reduces material and energy usage and waste amount. In this sense, it can be clearly seen
that based on learning from nature in relation to meeting gradually increasing and changing requirements
through limited resources and creating modern structural designs, biomimicry will provide much more
contribution on architecture and related fields. In this direction, in the study based on comprehensive
literature research, lots of varying living organisms in the nature have been analyzed in terms of structure;
architectural structures developed by inspiring from natural structures have been sampled and influences
of solutions inspired from nature on architectural environment have been focused.

Keywords

• Nature; Living World; Structure; Architectural Form; Structural Design

Mimari Strüktürlerde Canlı Dünyanın Etkilerine Analitik Bir Bakış

Abstract

Doğadaki strüktürler estetik, işlevsel ve strüktürel avantajları bakımından mimarlık ve mühendislik
disiplinlerinde yenilikleri motive etmektedir. Doğada bulunan strüktürlere benzer etkin hafif strüktürel
formların kullanımı malzeme ve enerji kullanımını, atık miktarını azaltmaktadır. Bu bağlamda sınırlı
kaynaklarla günümüzün giderek artan ve değişen gereksinimleri karşılamak, modern strüktürel tasarımlar
yaratmak noktasında doğadan öğrenmeyi esas alan biyomimikrinin mimarlık ve ilgili alanlarda daha pek
çok katkı sağlayacağı açıkça görülmektedir. Bu doğrultuda kapsamlı literatür araştırmasına temellenen
çalışmada, doğada çok fazla çeşitlilik gösteren canlı organizmalar strüktürel bakımdan analiz edilmekte,
doğal strüktürlerden esinlenilerek geliştirilen mimari strüktürler örneklendirilmekte ve doğadan üretilen
çözümlerin mimarlık ortamına etkileri üzerinde durulmaktadır.

Keywords

• Doğa, Canlı Dünya, Strüktür, Mimari Form, Strüktürel Tasarım

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