Dear Colleagues,

There is a clear connection between humans, nature, and design: humans are part of the natural world, and their design inspiration often comes from nature. Excellent design practices follow the premise of 'human-centeredness' and adhere to the sustainability of design. It is worth noting that the original intention of design was to improve the external environment (natural/architectural environment) and living conditions of humans. In this process, the sustainability of 'design' further becomes a 'learning behavior' that integrates, coordinates, and unifies 'humans' and 'nature'. Although 'design' is extensive, the purpose of design is to become specific, regular, and valuable through learning from biomimetic practices. This Special Issue focuses on the application of biomimetics in design practices and delves into practical cases and issues in environmental design, architectural design, mechanical design, product design, industrial design, engineering design, and other broad or specific design fields. At the same time, this Special Issue also welcomes the submission of papers addressing advanced biomimetic theories and biomimetic design perspectives in design practice.

Based on this, we continue to build on the Special Issue entitled  'Learning from Nature 2.0 : Bionics in Design Practice' to deepen the idea of 'biomimetic design' between 'humans' and 'nature'. We sincerely invite architects, urban planners, mechanical designers, product designers, industrial designers, engineering experts, engineers, designers, and other expert scholars from around the world to share theoretical viewpoints and case studies related to cutting-edge innovations in this domain. Our aim is to promote the deep development and innovation of biomimetic design through this theme, continuously improve and optimize human design behavior in the natural world, and make positive contributions to the sustainability of the human living environment.

Dr. Shupeng Wang
Dr. Pengyun Xu
Dr. Yangyang Wei
Guest Editors

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Biomimetics is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

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