The Architectural Animal

These are the posts that started it all. Three years ago this series of seven posts started the project called Animal Architecture. Much has changed in that time and much has been accomplished. But despite new topics, advancements or other occurances these seven posts continue to be the foundation for the work of Animal Architecture...
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Birding Hotel

Here’s a project by Morris Architects that was a runner up in a 2009 hospitality design competition called…

Architecture in the Darwinian Arena II

This week continues the discussion between N. Dodington and R. Ludwig on the role of biology in Architecture. For background information and for previous discussions please visit the Darwinian Arena under "Posts."

Commentary on Archinect

"..to me, this is not Animal Architecture. I feel they have taken a term that was already being used to describe other projects..." Visit Archinect to read the rest of the thread. Post a comment!

Interview with Ned Dodington

"I've had a twin obsession with biology and architecture for quite some time, probably more than a decade at this point. That interest has taken me to some extremes stylistically and theoretically with respect to my work but had never really felt fun or natural..."

Interview with Joyce Hwang

A few months ago we posted on the Bat Tower, an exciting project by Joyce Hwang and her students at SUNY Buffalo. Recently we've had the chance to catch up with her and get some more details about the tower itself and what can happen when Animals get involved with Architecture.

BRACKET [goes soft]

This just in: Bracket (an annual publication documenting issues overlooked yet central to our cultural milieu that have…

Call of the Wild

Call of the wild Chimp — that is. This year’s lecture series at the Houston Zoo kicks off…

FERAL CITY

...from Seth Barnard, an architecture student at the Cooper Union. Seth's project, as he states, asks the simple question "What if we introduced [or re-introduced] zoological/ entomological/ botanical specimens into our everyday lives?" And we totally agree with you Seth. What if? What if we had a greater awareness of the animals already around us...
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Bat Tower

An interesting project came our way from a reader a few months ago and we’re working to provide…

Call for Web Designers!

Are you a freelance web designer? Are you familiar with Wordpress and currently living in the Houston Tx area? We need you! Animal Architecture has crossed yet another readership threshold and well, we feel like it's time for a little upgrade.

Buenos Aires Vertical Zoo Competition 2010

While we might disagree with their claim to "organic cliff" and suggest something more like cactus, or termite hill, the basic idea of a highly malleable structure with variable porosity we think is right on track.

UK Bat House

Two architecture students from the Architectural Association in London, Jorgen Tandberg from Oslo and Yo Murata from Tokyo…

Dragonfly Vertical Farm

        The latest concept design from Vincent Callebaut Architects, situated on the Southern bank of Roosevelt Island in New…

Fritz Haeg

We had the pleasure of meeting artist Fritz Haeg at the Systems of Sustainability Symposium held at the…