Name: Using nature's genius in architecture
Uploaded: 2011-02-10T15:29:00Z
Duration: 13 min 29 s
Description: How can architects build a new world of sustainable beauty? By learning from nature. Michael Pawlyn describes three habits of nature that could transform architecture and society: radical resource efficiency, closed loops, and drawing energy from the sun.

How can architects build a new world of sustainable beauty? By learning from nature. Michael Pawlyn describes three habits of nature that could transform architecture and society: radical resource efficiency, closed loops, and drawing energy from the sun.

Using nature's genius in architecture

Nature holds the secrets to solving humanity’s toughest sustainability challenges, from spiders spinning fiber stronger than anything humans have made to beetles detecting fires from 80 kilometers away. By studying natural systems, architects have achieved breakthroughs like a greenhouse structure with a superstructure that weighs less than the air inside it. Emulating ecosystems transforms waste streams into valuable resources and sparks closed-loop innovations. Reimagining design through biomimicry paves the way for restorative solutions in even the harshest environments.