Bio-Informed Design Thinking Through Problem-Based Approach

Abstract

Bio-informed design focuses on transferring biological knowledge to different disciplines through analysis, interpretation, and abstraction. This approach, which can also be used in education, is essential in terms of showing students the knowledge and potential of nature. In this way, students have the opportunity to examine the principles and strategies of nature for the design problem, they are informed, and they can transfer the knowledge they have acquired to an innovative design concept. In this context, this section includes problem-based studies carried out with students within the scope of a postgraduate course in the Gazi University Architecture Program in the 2020-2021 spring semester. Students' experiences of establishing a relationship between nature and architecture and transferring knowledge from nature to architecture were observed with the application. With the study, the importance of disseminating the bio-information-based design approach and directing individuals to nature for innovation and sustainability has been emphasized once again.