Biophilic buildings: How nature can improve design

Hosted by School of the Wild, this half-day experiential workshop will introduce a fresh perspective and aim to inspire you with nature-based thinking that can increase biodiversity within your projects.

About the session

Through extended time outdoors and inspired by nature itself, you’ll explore new ways of thinking and discover practical solutions that can encourage far greater biodiversity whilst playing to your architectural strengths.

Your facilitators will share examples from both nature and the built environment to get your creative juices flowing. You will discover how certain wild animals - nature’s ecosystem engineers - actually increase biodiversity when constructing their own habitats, by creating niches for more species to thrive.

You’ll get hands on, working creatively with natural materials to apply what you’ve learnt to design and construction. The more creative we get and the more diverse our thinking, the greater the resulting biodiversity and human health benefits.

Gold Leaf members are entitled to free places for this masterclass. Please contact [email protected] for more information.

Host or Publisher UK Green Building Council