#120: Biomimicry in Architecture and Urbanism, with Michael Pawlyn

About this episode

Michael Pawlyn discusses the impact of biomimicry on architecture and urbanism.

Biomimicry has the potential to transform the way we design buildings, public spaces and local economies to reduce environmental harm and improve our health. Architect and author Michael Pawlyn joins me to discuss the newly released third edition of his book 'Biomimicry in Architecture'. We discuss what biomimicry actually means and lots of examples of how it can be applied in the built environment. Buy the book: Biomimicry in Architecture (3rd Edition) Listen to my previous conversatio...

People in this episode

Host: Ross O'Ceallaigh

Guest: Michael Pawlyn

Topics covered

• biomimicry
• architecture
• urbanism
• sustainability
• design
• environment

Keywords

• biomimicry
• architecture
• urban design
• sustainability
• environmental health

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Biomimicry in Architecture

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