Assessment of Biomimcry Design Concept Adoption in Architecture: Towards a Sustainable Built Environment in Nigeria.

Abstract

This study assessed the adoption of Biomimicry design concept as a sustainable design tool in Architecture in Nigeria, because of its potential to create sustainable and even regenerative built environment. Built environment is increasingly said to be responsible for global environmental and social problems with vast proportion of waste, materials, energy use and green house gases emission, thus the need for energy conscious, eco-friendly and energy efficient designs to minimize the negative effect of buildings on the environment. In this context, Biomimicry has become a globally accepted environmentally friendly concept of design in different field including Architecture. Review of relevant literature, oral interview, and structured questionnaires were employed to obtain necessary data. The study revealed that, the overall percentage rating of awareness and knowledge of Biomimicry is high at 90%, but its practical application in architectural design is very low at 15%. It is recommended that there is a need for sensitization among the stakeholders in built environment in Nigeria, Architects need to create a bio- inspired design adaptation that emulates nature’s best ideas, so that all futuristic buildings will be sustainable, and negative impacts of built environment will be minimised.