Bionics, Biomimicry and Architecture – V Symposium

El simposio tendrá lugar, en el salón de actos de la Escuela de Arquitectura de la Universidad de Alcalá, durante los días 17 y 18 de Junio de 2020, desde las 16:00 hasta las 19:30 horas.

Las inscripciones están abiertas. Para la modalidad presencial se requiere registro previo debido al aforo limitado. Puede registrarse enviando un correo electrónico a mupaac@uah.es


Wednesday, June 17th, 2020

Panel #1: Lighting – from Nature to Architecture

  • 16:00h – PRESENTATION
  • 16:10h – Opening Lecture: «BIODIGITAL AND GENETIC ARCHITECTURE: AN EXPERIENCE WITH LIGHT» Alberto T. Estévez, Dr. Arch. Professor UIC (Barcelona)
  • 16:30h – «THE BIONIC PARADIGM OF LIGHT IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN TRADITION AND INNOVATION» Elena-Codina Dusoiu. Ph.D.Arch. Associate Prof. Ion Mincu University (Bucharest)
  • 16:50h – «THE DYNAMIC USE OF LIGHT AND THE POTENTIAL OF BIOMIMICRY» Cristina Ochinchiuc, Ph.D.Arch. Prof. Ion Mincu University (Bucharest)
  • 17:10h – DISCUSSION

Panel #2: Structures Inspired by Nature

  • 18:00h – «FREI OTTO: LIGTH STRUCTURES INSPIRED BY NATURE» Juan María Songel, Ph.D.Arch. Prof. Polytechnic University of Valencia
  • 18:20h – «BIO-INSPIRED: MICROCOMPONENTS IN NATURE» Rosa Cervera. Architect. Full Prof. Alcala University (Madrid).
  • 18:40h – «STRUCTURES – THE IMPORTANCE OF BIONICS» Mark Sarkisian, PE, SE, LEED Structural Engineering Partner SOM (Skidmore, Owings and Merril) (San Francisco)
  • 19:10h – DISCUSSION

Thursday, June 18th , 2020

Panel #3: Balance Nature vs. Human Habitat

  • 16:00h – «INTEGRATING NATURE IN URBAN DESIGN. BIOPHILIA AND BIONICS FOR RESILIENT CITIES STRATEGY» Tana Lascu. PhD. Arch. Senior Lecturer Prof. Ion Mincu University (Bucharest)
  • 16:20h – «BIONICS INTEGRATED IN THE URBAN SPACE. URBAN FURNITURE INSPIRED BY NATURE» Ana Mohonea, Ph.D.Arch. Assist. Prof. Ion Mincu University (Bucharest)
  • 16:40h – «A PRODUCTIVE GREEN: GROWING MICRO ALGAE IN THE CITY’ Rosa Cervera. Architect. Full Prof. Alcala Universitv (Madrid)
  • 17:00h – «DISRUPTIVE BIOTOPE: AN INTERSTITIAL LANDSCAPE OF ENCOUNTER BETWEEN NATURE AND URBANIZATION» Henrv Lazarte, Dr. Arch. Prof. Universidad Cesar Vallejo (Lima)
  • 17:20h – PANEL DISCUSSION

Panel #4: Students Work

  • 18:00h – GROUPS 1, 2, 3: WORKS PRESENTATION
  • 18:45h – DISCUSSION