Adrian Bejan | Canopy and Branches, from Design in Nature

The video explains how the design of vegetation, from roots to canopy and branches, can be understood by starting with very simple shapes and rules and…

Dec 5 • 

Umit Gunes

November 2025

Adrian Bejan | Take notes by hand !, from Thermodynamics

In this video, taking notes by hand is recommended because it is how you learn.

Nov 27 • 

Umit Gunes

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Adrian Bejan | Trunk, Canopy, Diversity, from Design in Nature

The video draws the trunk and the canopy in profile, sets the coordinate from the tip, and brings in a uniform wind that sees the big, so the drag per…

Nov 22 • 

Umit Gunes

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Adrian Bejan | Root shape, from Design in Nature

The video asks for the shape of a root that maximizes water production, treating the root as a solid body of revolution in wet soil, with the ground at…

Nov 13 • 

Umit Gunes

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Adrian Bejan | Vegetation and Hair, from Design in Nature

The video turns to vegetation and hair, asking what flows in a tree, why plants come before animals, and why the drawing of trees in a forest looks so…

Nov 8 • 

Umit Gunes

The 15th Constructal Law Conference (CLC2025) has Started at Florida International University

The 15th Constructal Law Conference (CLC2025) has started on November 5 at Florida International University, bringing together leading thinkers from…

Nov 6 • 

Umit Gunes

The 16th Constructal Law Conference (CLC2026)

Design in Nature: The Evolution of Designs

Nov 2 • 

Umit Gunes

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Adrian Bejan | Columns and Skeletons, from Design in Nature

The video follows beams, columns, trusses, and skeletons from dried mud and fired brick to iron bridges, skyscrapers, and concrete, and shows how shape…

Nov 1 • 

Umit Gunes

October 2025

Adrian Bejan | The last bastion of the merit system, from Thermodynamics

Oct 25 • 

Umit Gunes

Adrian Bejan | I beam cross section, from Design in Nature

The video examines a family of drawings spread across a space using two simple moves, tapering and hollowing, and demonstrates how the expense decreases…

Oct 16 • 

Umit Gunes

Adrian Bejan | Tapered cantilever beam, from Design in Nature

Under the same loading, deflection, material, and maximum allowable stress, the video demonstrates the effect of changing the drawing from a solid round…

Oct 13 • 

Umit Gunes

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September 2025

Adrian Bejan | Tree branches, equality in failure, from Design in Nature

The video explains how the evolution of solid structures follows the same logic as flow systems, aiming for efficiency, adaptability, and survival.

Sep 26 • 

Umit Gunes