How do we leverage the power of design as a positive force to restore and regenerate the natural world? In response to evolving impacts of climate change and urbanization, regenerative design looks to go beyond sustainability and carbon neutrality, to create positive impact through development that serves nature and community alike. This session will provide a world tour of built environment projects that rely on biomimicry and ecosystem services to replace artificial systems. By harnessing the genius of nature, participants will learn innovative yet practical strategies to be emulated globally.
Sean Quinn leads HOK’s global regenerative design practice, leveraging natural systems and building technology to enhance development as a steward of the environment. Over the past two decades, he has demonstrated his commitment to performance-based sustainable design and progressive approaches to biomimicry in planning and design projects all over the world. Sean is committed to ensuring that the built environment of tomorrow goes beyond net-zero strategies, yielding mutualistic, net-positive benefits for nature, buildings and communities.