In 2025, merely reducing harm is no longer enough. The time has come for architecture to evolve from sustaining the environment to actively regenerating it.
This November, the Sustainability Summit 2025, brought to you by Architecture & Design, returns to Sydney with a compelling programme of eight panels dedicated to the future of the built environment.
Among the highlights is the panel discussion featuring Biomimicry Institute CEO, Amanda Sturgeon, “Regenerative architecture: Beyond sustainability with biomimicry”, sponsored by SAS International and Supawood.
This session will explore how architects, urban planners, and developers can embrace regenerative principles, designing buildings that give back more than they take.
Panellists will examine how biomimicry can inspire solutions that work in harmony with nature, creating structures and urban spaces that restore ecosystems and support community wellbeing.
Discussions will cover innovations such as living buildings that generate their own energy and purify water, materials that capture and store carbon rather than emit it, and the integration of rooftop forests, vertical gardens and water-sensitive urban design.
Together, these approaches redefine the relationship between the built environment and the natural world.
For architecture professionals, this is a unique opportunity to gain insight into practical strategies and pioneering research that are reshaping practice across Australia and beyond.
Whether you’re designing commercial precincts, residential developments or public infrastructure, the panel will offer inspiration and guidance on how regenerative thinking can be applied at every scale.
If you’re committed to pushing beyond sustainability to create positive environmental and social impact, this is a conversation you won’t want to miss.