Humans have been building with biology for thousands of years. Dimensional lumber and mass timber are mature technologies based on materials produced using biological processes. Today, there is fertile ground for additional research and development of materials based on biological processes or biomimetic principles finding application in structural engineering. Advancements in biotechnology are giving rise to new biomaterials for construction that go beyond wood; bioinspired structures and biomimicry are potential tools to augment existing and entirely new structures. The term biomimicry is derived from the words bios and mimicry coming from the Greek language meaning life and imitation, respectively. The fundamental tenet of biomimicry is to mimic nature and leverage the biological principles that have resulted from evolutionary processes.