Culture and Coexistence into the Great Unknown
Have you ever wondered how Nature could inspire the next big innovation? In our EcoJustice Radio podcast episode, we feature Janine Benyus at the 2025 Bioneers Conference mixed with our 2024 discussion with Anne LaForti, a project manager for Biomimicry 3.8, who enlightened us on the fascinating field of biomimicry.
Carl Welty advocates that architectural and landscape design could be revolutionized by emulating Nature’s systems. Before fossil fuels, ancient cities understood the power of the sun and captured it as it traversed through the days and seasons for heating, cooling, and sustenance.
Architecture must move on from an addiction to spectacle and fad, adrift in a sea of meaningless forms, leaving serious design and sustainability problems unresolved, says Peter Buchanan. But to do this will require a more critical perspective from architectural academe and the media.