Bio-Architectural Blueprint - Part 3: Internal Architecture Revealed by Tomography
Bio-Architectural Blueprint: Lessons from Termite Mounds 1 Bio-Architectural Blueprint - Part 1: Diurnal Cycles and Convective Ventilation 2 Bio-Architectural Blueprint - Part 2: Solar Geometry and Thermal Gradients 3 Bio-Architectural Blueprint - Part 3: Internal Architecture Revealed by Tomography 4 Bio-Architectural Blueprint - Part 4: Biomimicry in Action-The Eastgate Centre 5 Bio-Architectural Blueprint - Part 5: Computational Modeling for Future Applications ← Series Home The Challenge of Opaque Systems The success of biomimicry in sustainable architecture hinges on a complete understanding of the natural blueprint. For decades, studying the functional principles of termite mounds, particularly the precise flow of air and gas, was hampered by the mound’s opaque and complex structure. Traditional visualization methods, such as casting the tunnels with plaster or physically sectioning the mound, are inherently destructive, offering only partial and non-reusable information. Furthermore, the complexity of internal structures, featuring a network of tunnels, chimneys, and pores, makes direct in situ flow measurement difficult and localized. ...