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    Biomimicry is the imitation of nature to solve human problems sustainably. It aims to design buildings and products by emulating nature's forms, patterns, and processes to be resource-efficient and cause little harm to the environment, like the Wujin Culture Center in China that draws inspiration from lotus flower geometries. Biomimicry links to sustainability by aiming to learn from nature to find solutions that will have minimal impact and last for a long time.

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    Biomimicry is the imitation of nature to solve human problems sustainably. It aims to design buildings and products by emulating nature's forms, patterns, and processes to be resource-efficient and cause little harm to the environment, like the Wujin Culture Center in China that draws inspiration from lotus flower geometries. Biomimicry links to sustainability by aiming to learn from nature to find solutions that will have minimal impact and last for a long time.

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    UNIT 3- BIOMIMICRY: A SUSTAINABLE SOLUTION?

     breathtaking (adj.) impressive (adj.) inspiring (adj.)

     flower petals (n.)


     mimicry (imitation) (n.)
     mimic (imitate) (v.)

    Melbourne-based architectural firm studio505 is credited with some of the


    most innovative and imaginative architectural projects launched in recent
    years, like this building based on Lotus flowers geometries (Wujin Culture
    Center, China)

    What is biomimicry?

    Anticipate the document: circle the words you expect to hear.

    Listen to Janine Benyus, President of the Biomimicry Institute, USA. Find the following pieces of
    information.

    Definition of Biomimicry : How should we design buildings? Why?

    Fill in the blanks:

    Biomimicry is linked to the word sustainable because it aims at _______________ nature in order to find
    ________________ which will cause little or no trouble to the ________________ and will last in
    _____________.

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