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Biomimicry: Function And Aesthetic Of Vacation Home, Chonburi, Suparuek Techaborikiti
Biomimicry: Function And Aesthetic Of Vacation Home, Chonburi, Suparuek Techaborikiti
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
This thesis entitled 'BIOMIMICRY : FUNCTION AND AESTHETIC OF VACATION HOME IN CHONBURI' is an attempt to add an architectural element named fah lai (ฝาไหล literally translated as "flowing wall" popularly translated as "breathing wall") of Thai traditional house to the category of 'biomimicry'. This attempt is problematic because the term 'biomimicry' in architecture was invented in the 1990's much later than the Thai traditional houses. These two words, fa lai and biomimicry, belong to different cultures and different times. Moreover, the term 'biomimicry' itself has various interpretations. In this thesis, I will classify the uses of this word 'biomimicry' …