Editing Biomimetics (section)

==== Procedures ====
Within biomimetic architecture, two basic procedures can be identified, namely, the bottom-up approach (biology push) and top-down approach (technology pull).<ref>{{Citation|last1=Speck|first1=Thomas|title=Emergence in Biomimetic Materials Systems|date=2019|url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-030-06128-9_5|work=Emergence and Modularity in Life Sciences|pages=97–115|editor-last=Wegner|editor-first=Lars H.|place=Cham|publisher=Springer International Publishing|language=en|doi=10.1007/978-3-030-06128-9_5|isbn=978-3-030-06127-2|access-date=2020-11-23|last2=Speck|first2=Olga|s2cid=139377667 |editor2-last=Lüttge|editor2-first=Ulrich|url-access=subscription}}</ref> The boundary between the two approaches is blurry with the possibility of transition between the two, depending on each individual case. Biomimetic architecture is typically carried out in interdisciplinary teams in which biologists and other natural scientists work in collaboration with engineers, material scientists, architects, designers, mathematicians and computer scientists.

In the bottom-up approach, the starting point is a new result from basic biological research promising for biomimetic implementation. For example, developing a biomimetic material system after the quantitative analysis of the mechanical, physical, and chemical properties of a biological system.

In the top-down approach, biomimetic innovations are sought for already existing developments that have been successfully established on the market. The cooperation focuses on the improvement or further development of an existing product.