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Biomimicry and Ceramic Tiles: From Mineral Composition to Organic Design

With global urbanization continuing as a constant and growing phenomenon, nature and its living components often seem scarce in contemporary urban centers. In this sense, we seem to have collectively forgotten that the natural world is humanity's primary environment. Yet, the fact that society has chosen cities as its predominant living model does not mean nature is obsolete. On the contrary, the ongoing search for sustainable, well-being-oriented solutions can provide us with more and better answers.

Biomimetic architecture, focused on finding sustainable solutions in the natural environment, emerges as a way to integrate nature into the built environment. This integration goes beyond mere imitation or decontextualized copying, grounding itself in understanding and extrapolating natural qualities to buildings and interiors. As such, specific biomimicry strategies applied to architecture can be reflected in ceramic wall and floor coverings, addressing aspects like mineral composition, design, and aesthetics that are closely linked to nature.

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Cite: Tovar, Enrique. "Biomimicry and Ceramic Tiles: From Mineral Composition to Organic Design" [ Biomimética y revestimientos cerámicos: de la composición mineral al diseño orgánico] 14 Mar 2024. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1078828/biomimicry-and-ceramic-tiles-from-mineral-composition-to-organic-design> ISSN 0719-8884
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