{"id":23187,"date":"2019-11-13T09:13:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T09:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/landscape-architecture\/2019\/11\/13\/george-elvin-wants-to-evolve-biomimicry\/"},"modified":"2023-02-23T00:43:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T05:43:22","slug":"george-elvin-wants-to-evolve-biomimicry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/landscape-architecture\/2019\/11\/13\/george-elvin-wants-to-evolve-biomimicry\/","title":{"rendered":"George Elvin Wants to Evolve Biomimicry"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_19538\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19538\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/george-elvin-wants-to-evolve-biomimicry\/1_deathvalleydesign-build\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19538\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-19538 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1_DeathValleyDesign-Build-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Death Valley Design Build Project by George Elvin\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19538\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Professor Elvin brings his students to extreme environs to test durable designs. Above, a student in Death Valley.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>George Elvin recently spoke with Spring Partners Design about resilient architecture. Below is a snippet of the article. Read the full article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springdesignpartners.com\/zine\/2019\/11\/11\/thewho-george-elvin-wants-to-evolve-biomimicry\">Spring Partners Design&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1573650826184_256\" class=\"\">The general theme of architect George Elvin\u2019s career is, simply, innovation \u2014 innovation in work systems, in design, and in construction. Currently a professor at North Carolina State University College of Design, Elvin\u2019s written books and white papers on integrative practice, nanotechnology, post-petroleum design, and, more recently, resilient architecture \u2014 that is, buildings designed to withstand modern ecological disasters<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI try to keep my eyes open for things that are not just interesting but are going to have a big impact too. I have tried to look for issues that are going to be urgent, I guess, would be a good way to sum it up,\u201d says Elvin of his kaleidoscopic yet coherent scope of work.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">In this conversation, the ever-enlightening Elvin shares his thoughts on:<\/p>\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">Why biomimicry needs to go beyond form and focus on processes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">How modal analysis can advance architecture.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\">And what wild horses and coastal oaks can teach us about making stronger homes to withstand climate change.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read the full article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springdesignpartners.com\/zine\/2019\/11\/11\/thewho-george-elvin-wants-to-evolve-biomimicry\">Spring Partners Design&#8217;s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>This post was <a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/george-elvin-wants-to-evolve-biomimicry\/\">originally published<\/a> in College of Design Blog.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false,"raw":"[caption id=\"attachment_19538\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/george-elvin-wants-to-evolve-biomimicry\/1_deathvalleydesign-build\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-19538\"><img class=\"wp-image-19538 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/1_DeathValleyDesign-Build-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Death Valley Design Build Project by George Elvin\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a> Professor Elvin brings his students to extreme environs to test durable designs. Above, a student in Death Valley.[\/caption]\r\n\r\nGeorge Elvin recently spoke with Spring Partners Design about resilient architecture. Below is a snippet of the article. Read the full article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springdesignpartners.com\/zine\/2019\/11\/11\/thewho-george-elvin-wants-to-evolve-biomimicry\">Spring Partners Design's website<\/a>.\r\n<p id=\"yui_3_17_2_1_1573650826184_256\" class=\"\">The general theme of architect George Elvin\u2019s career is, simply, innovation \u2014 innovation in work systems, in design, and in construction. Currently a professor at North Carolina State University College of Design, Elvin\u2019s written books and white papers on integrative practice, nanotechnology, post-petroleum design, and, more recently, resilient architecture \u2014 that is, buildings designed to withstand modern ecological disasters<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"\">\u201cI try to keep my eyes open for things that are not just interesting but are going to have a big impact too. I have tried to look for issues that are going to be urgent, I guess, would be a good way to sum it up,\u201d says Elvin of his kaleidoscopic yet coherent scope of work.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"\">In this conversation, the ever-enlightening Elvin shares his thoughts on:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul data-rte-list=\"default\">\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"\">Why biomimicry needs to go beyond form and focus on processes.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"\">How modal analysis can advance architecture.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t<li>\r\n<p class=\"\">And what wild horses and coastal oaks can teach us about making stronger homes to withstand climate change.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nRead the full article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springdesignpartners.com\/zine\/2019\/11\/11\/thewho-george-elvin-wants-to-evolve-biomimicry\">Spring Partners Design's website<\/a>."},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>George Elvin recently spoke with Spring Partners Design about resilient architecture. Below is a snippet of the article. 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