When it comes to modeling life and life's systems in the built environment, the architecture profession has just scratched the surface. However, shifting realities across climate, technology, and science demand bold advances in this arena. This session will highlight leading-edge design strategies, tools, and ideas that can inspire more designers to embrace our natural world as a model for creating healthier, more equitable, and more resilient built worlds.
Learning Objectives
- Gain a deeper understanding of how living systems can inspire better architectural solutions.
- Learn about tools, strategies, and ideas you can share with peers and project teams to create more sustainable, healthier buildings.
- Explore how advanced architectural tools are making it easier to understand and model natural systems in our work.
- Become more informed and ready to drive meaningful design changes in your community.
- Eric Corey Freed, RA, LEED Fellow, LFA, EcoDistricts AP, ActiveScore AP
Principal, Director of Sustainability - CannonDesign - Eric Corey Freed, RA, LEED Fellow, LFA, EcoDistricts AP, ActiveScore AP
Principal, Director of Sustainability - CannonDesign - Meredith Banasiak, Assoc. AIA, EDAC
Director of Research - Boulder Associates - Alejandro Stochetti, AIA
Design Principal - CannonDesign