Designing as Nature: Biomimetic Architecture and Growing Buildings

Michael Pawlyn has been at the forefront of nature-inspired and nature-driven design since his work with Nicholas Grimshaw on the famous Eden Project in the UK more than 20 years ago. Since then his practice of biomimetic architecture has combined a profound relationship with nature, a wholehearted commitment to building craft, and an ongoing exploration of the capabilites of computational design. He presents a range of his work, the latest of which is the BioRock Pavilion, ‘the first time,’ he says, ‘a building has been grown in a way comparable to biological growth processes of self-assembly with locally abundant materials.’ Design Shanghai is proud and privileged to present such radical, beautiful and optimistic projects – truly uplifting to the spirit.