bio_logic
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To better understand the porous boundaries between living and non-living systems we look to nature as a model network of interactive systems that produce no waste; observe that animals and plants have evolved a large variety of reliable and relatively simple mechanisms to adapt to environmental fluctuation; understand that the inherent complexity of biological mechanisms is an emergent property based on simple rule sets. Specifically we develop responsive building technologies that operate in accordance with the biologic condition of homeostasis –– the ability for an organism to maintain dynamic equilibrium in response to fluctuating environmental conditions.
contact: dtcliffo@calpoly.edu
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Responsive Shading
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Polarized Filters
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Solar Decathlon
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Ceramic Eyelids
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Phase Change Materials
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Acoustic Blocks
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Algae Bioreactors
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Project Nervi
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Artificial Bone
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Cactus Tiles
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Shape Memory Alloys
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Artificial Roots
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Bimetal Shading Device
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Acoustic Wall
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Micrographs
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Bio_Logic Movie
The following work was produced independently, through collaboration with industry, and funded by grants, at Cal Poly School of Architecture and CMU under the direction of Dale Clifford and in the UA Emerging Material Technologies Program under the direction of professors Dale Clifford, Álvaro Malo, Peter Testa, Jason Vollen with advisement from Kelle Brooks.