Biourbanism

Biourbanism is an interdisciplinary approach to urban design and planning that treats the city as a living organism or urban body, composed of interconnected layers of social, ecological, and infrastructural systems. Drawing from life sciences, systems theory, and ecology, it emphasizes the non-linear interactions that generate emergent urban properties such as resilience, wellbeing, and quality of life. At its core, biourbanism proposes a paradigm shift: cities should be designed and managed as forms of nature (anthromes), integrating human needs with ecological processes. This includes optimizing relationships between citizens, food, water, waste, energy, mobility, and technology to produce healthier, climate-resilient, and socially inclusive environments. Poorly designed cities threaten life and exacerbate ecological crises; biourbanism instead seeks urban forms that enhance systemic efficiency, ecological balance, and human flourishing.

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McGregor Coxall, one of the world’s leading landscape architecture firms, uses digital design technology for spectacular outcomes. In the following project summaries, see how Vectorworks Landmark helps the firm conceptualize, model, analyze, and deliver standout projects. Cabramatta Creek Masterplan The masterplan for the Cabramatta Creek and Brickmakers Creek sites in Liverpool, NSW, aims to create […]

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It is exciting to read “Blue Skies”, the new novel by T.C.Boyle, and at the same time to dedicate oneself to the opulent work of Adrian McGregor. While Boyle’s protagonists in Florida and California are at the mercy of the manifold violent effects of climate change and the reader abandons all hope after reading, the […]

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Ultra-Ruin is a wooden architectural organism that is growing from the ruins of an abandoned red brick farmhouse in the meeting place of terraced farms and jungle. The weak architecture follows the principles of Open Form and is improvised on the site based on instincts reacting on the presence of jungle, ruin and local knowledge.

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