Okpanachi, Paul (2020) INTEGRATING BIOMIMICRY IN THE DESIGN OF A CULTURAL HERITAGE MUSEUM CENTER OF THE IGALA KINGDOM IN KOGI STATE, NIGERIA. Masters thesis, Covenant University Ota..
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Abstract
In this study, biomimicry as regards public spaces and museums was investigated in the design of a cultural heritage museum. Biomimicry focuses of the adaptation of natural elements with sustainability in mind to ones building. The major concern was that building designers rarely consider the future of their design in mind and end up lacking some key things which can be infused in the design in order for it to last. The aim of this study is to integrate biomimicry and the application in the design of a cultural heritage museum of the Igala Kingdom in Kogi state, Nigeria. In order to achieve the aim of this study three national case studies were examined using random sampling which included National Museum Benin, National Museum Lagos and the Museum of National Unity Ibadan. An observation guide was used as a checklist to examine the ideas of biomimicry which was extracted from literature. The result of the observation guide showed that all the museums had little consideration of the biomimicry. The only forms of biomimicry noticed were not purposefully designed with the ideas of biomimicry. The noticeable features only included things like landscape features including trees, grass, rocks and a few others. In the design of the museum for Kogi state, proper consideration from literature and findings from the observation guide were adopted in order to achieve good levels of biomimicry.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Museum, Biomimicry, Sustainability, Cultural heritage, Nature |
| Subjects: | N Fine Arts > NA Architecture |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Art |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi |
| Date Deposited: | 20 May 2022 08:51 |
| Last Modified: | 20 May 2022 08:51 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/15860 |
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