Biomimicry in Architecture!
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Areca palm! Mother in law’s tongue! Money plant!
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The Sahara Forest Project!
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Human-made systems Biological systems
Simple, disconnected Complex, interconnected
Linear / wasteful Closed loop / zero waste
Resistant to change Adapted to constant change
Long-term toxins No long-term toxins
Fossil-fuel dependent Current solar income
Maximise one goal Optimised as whole system
Extractive Regenerative
“. . . adversity is not the end of a story but, where there is courage and vision, the beginning of a new one, a greater one than before.” Ben Okri