RESTORING

THE BALANCE:
an introduction to biomimicry
as a species, we are
intrinsically linked
to our natural
environment
Earth provides
physical provisions,
food, and shelter.
Successful species
have been able to live
in concert with these
natural systems
For thousands of
years, we lived in
tune with nature’s
rhythms, cycles and
ecological systems.
However, somewhere
along the line a shift
occurred.
However, somewhere
along the line a shift
We put our faith in technology,
occurred. and progressed to a point where
the balance was lost, shifting
out of our once harmonious
relationship.
Now as our planet suffers
from our exploitative prac-
tices, we are in a relation-
ship where we work against
our environment’s natural
tendencies.
As we are faced with a crisis, we must
look to biology to remind ourselves
of our natural place within ecologi-
cal systems and the solutions that
already exist.
biomimicry:
To be inspired by, and reminded
of our place within nature.
biomimicry:
To be inspired by, and reminded forms
processes
of our place within nature.
systems
biomimicry:
i

ii
our current direction
nature as a benchmark
iii challenges we face
iv guiding principles
OUR
CURRENT
DIRECTION:
OUR
CURRENT
DIRECTION:
aka: a short history of the mess we’ve made
Industrialization
Industrialization
mass production
Industrialization
mass production
supply & demand
Industrialization
mass production
supply & demand
obsolescence
Industrialization
mass production
supply & demand
obsolescence
etcetera
Industrialization
mass production
supply & demand
obsolescence
etcetera
etcetera.
production and
consumption
What took nature
thousands of years
to produce we are
able to destroy in a
few moments.
approximate growth time
= 1000 yrs.
approximate cut time
= 3 mins.
These technologies have
shaped our values, and have
helped perpetuate the shift
away from a natural balance.
CONVENIENCE
PLUS EASE
EQUALS
ARTIFICIAL
THREATS
CHALLENGES
WE FACE:
While we struggle to design solutions that
tackle some of our largest problems, nature
has already figured them out with the help of
millions of years of R&D.
How we feed ourselves
How we create shelter
How we power ourselves
How we share information
How we protect ourselves
How we build our world
How we transport ourselves
How we build communities
How we explore the elements
How we integrate systems &
technologies
the built vs the born
the built vs the born
The attempts of man &
the elegance of nature
the built
the built
 the born
the built
the built
 the born
the built
the built
 the born
the built
the built
 the born
the built
the built
 the born
the built
the built
 the born
 the born
the built
the built
 the born
the built
the built
 the born
the built
 the born
GUIDING
PRINCIPLES:
REPLENISH
REPLENISH
RECONNECT
GIVE MORE THAN TAKE
GIVE MORE THAN TAKE
DECENTRALIZED
GIVE MORE THAN TAKE
DECENTRALIZED
WASTE = FOOD
GIVE MORE THAN TAKE
DECENTRALIZED
WASTE = FOOD
SUPPORT DIVERSITY
GIVE MORE THAN TAKE
DECENTRALIZED
WASTE = FOOD
SUPPORT DIVERSITY
NATURAL ENERGY FLOW
LE FIN.
thank you for your time
 PART MAN
PART BAT
ALL BIOMIMICRY
VISUAL ESSAY
CHRIS APPLETON