EMPLOYING NATURAL FORM CHARACTERISTICS IN CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURAL APPLICATIONS

Abstract

The attitude of architecture to nature through its history  is not new. Architects consider nature as the master source of their inspiration for design. The last twenty years have witnessed a deep understanding of the characteristics of the natural forms depending on their organization according to fractal geometry.  Many contemporary architects tested using the characteristics of natural forms in design, focused their Manifestation of such properties  through imitating morphological, functional and structural properties associated with nature form. The research problem is  determined as: "Lack of knowledge in Identifying the characteristics of the natural form in contemporary architecture", so the research aims to: "Identify  characteristics of the natural form in contemporary architecture". After explaining the morphological, functional and structural characteristics of natural form, to determine the measurement indicators which are used to compare the case studies selected, the research concluded that they have been using morphological not  functional or constructional properties with the exception of mass customization which is used in all selected projects.