Overview:
Sponges (poriferans) are very simple animals that live permanently attached to a location in the water - they are sessile as adults. There are from 5,000 to 10,000 known species of sponges. Most sponges live in salt water - only about 150 species live in fresh water. Sponges evolved over 500 million years ago.
The body of this primitive animal has thousands of pores which let water flow through it continually. Sponges obtain nourishment and oxygen from this flowing water. The flowing water also carries out waste products.
Anatomy:
The body of this primitive animal has thousands of pores which let water flow through it continually. Sponges obtain nourishment and oxygen from this flowing water. The flowing water also carries out waste products.
Anatomy:
The body of a sponge has two outer layers separated by an acellular (having no cells) gel layer called the mesohyl (also called the mesenchyme). In the gel layer are either spicules (supportive
needles made of calcium carbonate) or spongin fibers (a flexible skeletal material made from protein). Sponges have neither tissues nor organs. Different sponges form different shapes, including tubes, fans, cups, cones, blobs, barrels, and crusts. These invertebrates range in size from a few millimeters to 2 meters tall.
needles made of calcium carbonate) or spongin fibers (a flexible skeletal material made from protein). Sponges have neither tissues nor organs. Different sponges form different shapes, including tubes, fans, cups, cones, blobs, barrels, and crusts. These invertebrates range in size from a few millimeters to 2 meters tall.
General features:
Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia (animals)
Phylum: Porifera (sponges)
Classes: Calcarea (calcerous sponges -having spicules), Demospongiae (horn sponges, like the bath sponge), Scleropongiae (coralline or tropical reef sponges), and Hexactinellida (glass sponges).
Kingdom: Animalia (animals)
Phylum: Porifera (sponges)
Classes: Calcarea (calcerous sponges -having spicules), Demospongiae (horn sponges, like the bath sponge), Scleropongiae (coralline or tropical reef sponges), and Hexactinellida (glass sponges).
Hi Sara,
ReplyDeletenice you are collecting information about biological aspects of sponges. It is for sure an important starting point. However when talking in person with you, you always show in parallel architectural aspects that I advised to make even more explicit. Here they totally disappeared.
I would once more ask you to translate the biological information you are investigating into architectural/design/technical aspects:
1 - You need to urgently relate these ideas with facade technology (i.e. using diagrams to represent the relations that connect the information you collected with possible architectural skin needs/systems/ideas).
2 – You urgently need to sketch the computational approach you are going to use to develop your ideas.
It is really important you develop your skills parallely – therefore no further reviews in absence of that.
Michela