As industrialisation accelerates across the globe, vast landscapes are being left contaminated, ecologically degraded, and socially disconnected. This talk explores how architecture canrespond to these damaged environments by shifting from extractive development models to regenerative, living systems.
Regenerative Architecture
with Ar.Amaldev S.R
CPD & CE Credits
1.00 Licensed Building Practitioner Points 1.00 Australian QLD - NSW - VIC - TAS - WA Points 1.00 Australian CPD ACT-SA-NT Points 10.00 NZ Registered Architects Board Points
Presented By
Teulo Talks
Event Description
The talk introduces the concept of living architecture, where buildings and landscapes operate as evolving systems that remediate soil and water, support biodiversity, and enable new forms of collective inhabitation. Through design research and speculative future scenarios, the presentation highlights how architecture can act as infrastructure for ecological healing while remaining socially and culturally embedded.
Finally, the session reflects on how these approaches can inform contemporary architectural practice, offering transferable strategies for working with damaged sites worldwide and shaping resilient futures for both human and non-human life.
Key Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the challenges and opportunities of designing on contaminated and post-industrial sites, and how ecological damage can inform architectural strategy.
- Evaluate principles of living and regenerative architecture, including landscape integration, bio-remediation techniques, and time-based design processes.
- Apply regenerative design thinking to future architectural practice, recognising how reclaimed industrial landscapes can support ecological recovery, social engagement, and long-term sustainability.
