EXPLORING TOOLS, TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR A PERFORMANCE-ORIENTED INTEGRAL DESIGN PROCESS

Abstract

Performance Oriented Integral Design Process focuses on complex hierarchical organisations and higher-level functionality in biological systems to extract analogies for design principles. In order to understand and explain biology's strategies for diversity, embedded complexity and functionality, scientists deploy advanced tools, techniques and technologies to model, simulate and analyze biological systems. The purpose of this article is to investigate specific tools, techniques and technologies that may provide potentials for both the generative and analytical aspects of the design process of material artefacts.