[Sdpg] Biomimicry Course in Costa Rica, April 29 - May 5 2005

[Wesley Roe and Marjorie Lakin Erickson]

Biomimicry and Design Course
April 29th-May 5th, 2005
La Cusinga Lodge, Pacific Coast, Uvita, Costa Rica

Humans are not alone in creating built environments. Crabs, bowerbirds, 
mangroves, corals, spiders ~ a whole suite of nature’s creatures have 
been creating inhabitations for millennia.

Perhaps their “blueprints” might inspire you to discover functional, 
innovative, and sustainable solutions to some of the building industry’s 
greatest challenges.

Join us for this exciting, hands-on, interactive course for students and 
professional architects, engineers, and designers interested in bringing 
nature’s strategies and solutions to the design table.

Instructors: Janine Benyus, co-founder of Biomimicry Guild and author of 
Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature
                    Dayna Baumeister, PhD, biologist and co-founder of 
Biomimicry Guild

What you’ll learn:
• What is Biomimicry?
• Examples of biomimetic success stories
• How you can use biomimicry to design new products, processes, systems

What you’ll do:
• Solve a design challenge by asking “what would nature do here?”
• Brainstorm with biologists
• Learn from local plants, animals, and ecosystems
• Become acquainted with life’s inherently sustainable design principles
• Learn how to incorporate bio-inspired design techniques in your own 
organization

What you’ll take home:
• A sense of possibility, because sustainable models already 
exist...right outside!
• A proven method for bringing nature’s ideas to the design table
• Tools and expert contacts for further explorations
• A whole new way of viewing and valuing the genius that surrounds us

Design emphasis on built environment, 35 AIA credits available

Cost includes tuition, fees, field trips, in-country transportation, food 
and lodging (6 nights).
Regular registration: $1925.00
Student registration: $1625.00 (current ID required)
Early-bird registration (paid in full by March 1st): $1800 regular, $1550 
student
Single occupancy surcharge $300

For details on the course and to register: 
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