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The Chameleon Biomimetic Concept in Architectural Design: A Review

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Architects spend a lot of time and efforts trying to solve their design problems. Actually, they just need to look at and learn from the surrounding environment. Nature can achieve not only humans' requirements but also helps to solve the problems, which they make. It could be considered as a life dictionary due to the diversity that exists. That is what the biomimicry science in general aims. One of the practical fields that applies biomimicry science is architecture. Biomimetic architecture aims to redesign multiple sustainable solutions for human's subversion in the built environment. Chameleon is an amazing word that exists in this dictionary. Some of Chameleon species that live in hot arid zones can reduce about 45% of the solar heat gain only by using its skin due to the special physical components called “chromatophores". In this paper, the biomimetic architecture has been introduced. Besides, some famous case studies of architectural buildings that imitate chameleon have been reviewed, analyzed, and classified according to the biomimetic architecture levels.

DOI

10.21608/pserj.2021.49883.1071

Keywords

Biomimicry, Biomimicry Science, Biomimetic Architecture, Sustainability, chameleon

Authors

First Name

Yasmine

Last Name

Eid

MiddleName

Mahmoud

Affiliation

Architecture Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, Sinai University

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yasmen.mohamed@su.edu.eg

City

Port Said

Orcid

0000-0002-9392-8689

First Name

Mostafa

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El Ahwal

MiddleName

Abd El Hafeez

Affiliation

Architecture and Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University,

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whitehouse.egypt@yahoo.com

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Port Said

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First Name

Magda

Last Name

Ebied

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Ekram

Affiliation

Architecture and urban planning Department, Environmental Studies Institute, Ain Shams University

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magda_ebeid@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

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First Name

Rania

Last Name

Aly

MiddleName

Hassan

Affiliation

Architecture and Urban Planning Department, Faculty of Engineering, Port Said University,

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dr.ranyaaly@gmail.com

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Port Said

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25

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1

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23267

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2021-03-01

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2020-11-15

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2021-03-01

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10

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20

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1110-6603

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2536-9377

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Port-Said Engineering Research Journal

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22 Jan 2023