Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Online Journal of Arts and Design, cilt.8, sa.3, ss.75-89, 2020 (Hakemli Dergi)
Due to recent technological advancements, technological transition through designing
together with living organisms is a growing phenomenon in multiple disciplines as well as
in building design. Within this technological transition period, a large number of concepts
with varied terms and definitions introduce comprehensive aspects and possible impacts
of the unity of living and manufactured components. While many concepts resonate in
building design, a blanket term is missing in the existing literature. To identify suitable
terms and definitions which either should be adopted or disregarded in the scope of the
building design, this paper presents an overview of the existing terminology. In the
framework of the research, firstly the descriptions of the innovations, exemplifying the
incorporation of living components, were examined in eighty (80) cases related to
building design. The most-used terms and definitions lead us to determine the scope of
the literature review. Further on, expert opinions, (20) twenty practitioners professionally
working with the innovations, were obtained. While the research clarifies the variety in
the terminology, the paper underlines the critical importance of the phenomenon in
terms of bringing substantial possibilities into building design through multiple functions,
domains, disciplines.