Undergrads at eCAADe Conference in Cyprus

The two papers look at nature as the source of biomimetic inspiration for the development of climate-adaptive facade systems for architectural applications. Working in two very distinct approaches, one team looked at the unique trembling behaviour of the Aspen leaves as a potential source of wind energy harvesting while the other team looked at the Northern White Cedar leaf and the pinecone scale for the development of a novel method for the design of shape-change bilayer structures using laser etching. Both projects demonstrate the critical role that nature has in the development of sustainable and resilient architectural solutions.

The two research projects, "Aspen Leaves as a Biological Role Model for a Triboelectric Wind Energy Harvesting Building Facade System. Generating Power Through the Movement of Leaves in the Wind" by Carlotta Mace, Khyati Danak, Morgan Jacobson, David Correa and "Climate-responsive Hygroscopic Wood Bilayers Programmed via Laser Modification" by Sabrina Lee, Gracey Zhong, Catherine Lian, David Correa were developed during the Arch393 3B option studio - Biomimetic Design Lab under the supervision of David Correa.