成人论坛 THREE - Winter highlights 2005
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Arts
Bionic Buildings
Spiders spin thread as strong as steel, termites build intricate airway
systems so they can survive the harsh environment of the desert.
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Over 3.8 billion years nature has become the ultimate
designer. Plants and animals have solved problems that allow them to
flourish in the most extreme environments.
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Charlie Luxton, designer and TV presenter,
explores how architects and engineers are beginning to turn to nature
for inspiration when designing buildings.
Along the way Luxton discovers buildings that tan on a sunny day or
mimic the swaying of a forest in the wind.
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We look at the freedom tower which twists like a sunflower
to catch available energy and see how the next generation of factories
will have more in common with an ecosystem than the smokestacks of the
past.
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If we follow the lessons from nature the bionic buildings
of the future may well be built by artificial termites and be located
on Mars!
KC
The Top 50 Movers And Shakers
The Top 50 Movers and Shakers offers a fast track journey through the
world of British arts and media to give an insight into the impact these
50 individuals have on popular culture.
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2005's list will include all the latest and freshest
talent and will reveal who amongst the next generation of writers, artists
and media moguls are to be celebrated.
IC
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