In recent years, the topic of nature and architecture has become a hot topic: we see ever expanding greenery lining façades and growing into the interiors of buildings, such as in CaixaForum by Herzog De Meuron, the Valley by MVRDV or the Bosco Verticale by Stefano Boeri, ranging from a purely decorative function to an essential part of the architecture. Greenwashing? Or essential for biodiversity and well-being?

In this seminar, students focused on how nature can be integrated into the built environment in a sensible way and how our cities can transform into green environments. They analysed various projects in which nature and architecture have been interwoven (biophilic architecture) and drew up a sample of design principles of how nature can be integrated into architecture. The outcome of this seminar was publised in Urban Nature Based Solutions conference. 

Students: Jeroen Bothmer, Bart Hendriks, Aroy Jaarsma, Tanja van der Voort, Akke Wagenaar 
Supervisors: Juliette Bekkering, Weije Zhong