Architecture Inspired by Nature: Experimenting Bionics

Maria Rosa Cervera Sardá is Ph D. architect, Professor and former Dean of the School of Architecture of the University of Alcalá and Current director of the Master's Degree in Advanced Architecture and City Projects. She is the author of writings and books on architecture, among which we highlight: "Bionics, Biomimetics and Architecture" (2019); "Space and Time in Architectural Composition" (2018); Recycling Mumbai. Re-imagining the slum" (2012). "Madrid, Recycled City" (2011), "Iron in 19th century Madrid architecture" (2006). A regular speaker in professional and academic circles, she has given lectures in Spain, China, India, USA, Bolivia, Peru, El Salvador, Venezuela, Romania, Italy, etc. As an architect, Rosa Cervera has received several awards -the "Antonio Maura" award, the COAM award, the "Transfer of Knowledge" award- and has won several international architecture competitions. Rosa Cervera is a pioneer in the research of Bionics, Biomimetics and the application ofbiological structures to innovative and efficient architecture and urban design. A direct result of these studies is the Self-Sustainable Vertical Garden City, Bionic Tower.

Elena-Codina Duşoiu is a Ph.D. architect and professor within the Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism from Bucharest, Romania. Her main fields of research are: rehabilitation and conversion of buildings (published books: The Dynamics of the Sacred Space. The Influence of Function, 3 Breweries and their Destiny, Ion Mincu Publishing House, 2009), vernacular architecture and ecology (organizer of 12 editions of Spanish-Romanian workshops on vernacular architecture 2006-2018), design and bionics (research studies realized within the IMUAU and the Alcalá University, 2021-22). She received various research grants and published about 100 scientific articles and 8 authored and co-authored books in the mentioned research fields. Outstanding activity as Visiting Professor in Spain, Italy, Greece, Czech Republic, Liechtenstein, Argentina etc. Several national and international prizes and nominations in architectural research and architectural design, owner of a personal architecture studio since 2003.

Tana-Nicoleta Lascu is a Lecturer Ph.D. architect at the Faculty of Architecture, Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism, Bucharest, Romania. She has been involved in several restoration projects in Romania, France, and Italy, thereafter developping more than 100 projects during seven years activity at Cornelis de Jong Architektenburo bna, Middenbeemster, Noord-Holland, most significant in Urk, De Rijp, Marken and Beemster, polder inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List, at the initiative of architect Cornelis de Jong. She was visiting professor at University of Liège (2014), University of Architecture in Venice - IUAV, and University of Alcalá, within Giner de los Rios program (2021). Since 2012, she representsIMUAU within The Network of Universities for Studies and Education according the European Landscape Convention - UNISCAPE. Her doctoral thesis "Landscape as an Integrated Concept in the Sustainable Development", concluded in 2011, as well as the studies and research projects came as result of her constant interest for a transdisciplinary-integrated approach.

Maria Rosa Cervera Sardá 是博士建築師，曾任阿爾卡拉大學建築學院院長，目前擔任進階建築與城市專案碩士學位的主任。她是多部有關建築的著作和書籍的作者，其中包括：《生物仿生學、仿生學與建築》（2019年）、《建築構成中的空間與時間》（2018年）、《回收孟買：重新想像貧民窟》（2012年）、《馬德里，回收城市》（2011年）、《19世紀馬德里建築中的鐵》（2006年）。作為專業和學術界的常客，她在西班牙、中國、印度、美國、玻利維亞、秘魯、薩爾瓦多、委內瑞拉、羅馬尼亞、意大利等地發表過演講。作為建築師，Rosa Cervera 獲得多項獎項，包括「安東尼奧·毛拉獎」、「COAM獎」、「知識轉移獎」，並贏得多個國際建築競賽。Rosa Cervera 是生物仿生學、仿生學及生物結構應用於創新和高效建築及城市設計研究的先驅。這些研究的直接成果是自我可持續的垂直花園城市——仿生塔。

Elena-Codina Dușoiu 是羅馬尼亞布加勒斯特伊昂·敏庫建築與城市規劃大學的博士建築師和教授。她的主要研究領域包括：建築的修復與改造（出版書籍：《神聖空間的動態：功能的影響》、《三家啤酒廠及其命運》，伊昂·敏庫出版社，2009年）、民俗建築與生態（組織了12屆西班牙-羅馬尼亞民俗建築工作坊，2006-2018年）、設計與生物仿生學（在IMUAU和阿爾卡拉大學進行的研究，2021-22年）。她獲得多項研究獎助金，並在上述研究領域發表約100篇科學文章及8本著作和合著書籍。她在西班牙、意大利、希臘、捷克共和國、列支敦士登、阿根廷等地擔任訪問教授，並在建築研究和設計方面獲得多項國內外獎項和提名，自2003年以來擁有個人建築工作室。

Tana-Nicoleta Lascu 是羅馬尼亞布加勒斯特伊昂·敏庫建築與城市規劃大學建築系的講師博士建築師。她參與了多個位於羅馬尼亞、法國和意大利的修復專案，並在Cornelis de Jong Architektenburo bna工作七年期間開發了超過100個專案，最重要的專案位於烏克、德瑞普、馬肯和被聯合國教科文組織列入世界遺產名錄的比姆斯特，該專案由建築師Cornelis de Jong倡議。她曾在列日大學（2014年）、威尼斯建築大學 - IUAV及阿爾卡拉大學擔任訪問教授（2021年）。自2012年以來，她代表IMUAU參加根據歐洲景觀公約的「大學研究與教育網絡 - UNISCAPE」。她的博士論文《景觀作為可持續發展中的綜合概念》於2011年完成，並且她的研究和專案均源於她對跨學科綜合方法的持續興趣。