| Issue |
E3S Web of Conferences
Volume 3, 2014
Emerging Technology for Sustainable Development Congress (ETSDC 2014)
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| Article Number | 01024 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/20140301024 | |
| Published online | 14 August 2014 | |
Biomimicry of Palm Tree Leaves Form and Pattern on Building Form
1 Building Surveying Department, Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA Perak, Perak, Malaysia
2 School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Penang, Malaysia
This article is a study on biomimicry of palm tree towards a building form. It is to find a suitable form and pattern that can be applied to building shell to ease building maintenance operation beside to enhance the aesthetic value of a building architecture. The research has been carried out by observation and modeling on some various species of palm tree’s patterns and forms. The result expectation can be found at the end of this research by producing the best pattern of palm tree that can be adapted to building envelop as the whole form of a building.
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