Bionic City® asks “how would nature design a city?”, exploring the potential of biodesign, biomimetics, biotechnology and biology in the built environment of the now, near and far future. Creating its own original research, concepts and creative works, Bionic City® also serves as a platform for collaborating and co-creating with pioneering interdisciplinary scientists, designers, architects, engineers, and artists.
Bionic City® both investigates the potential application and future impact of its own research activities, and that of seminal scientific, technological, and creative developments worldwide, engaging mediums and techniques including post-normal science; scenario planning; speculative design and fiction; trend identification, analysis, and extrapolation; workshops, panels, and interviews; and lab and field experiments.
Bionic City® has featured in several science, trade, and consumer titles, and its various works have been presented at more than sixty leading international conferences, seminars, lectures, and festivals. Established in 2010, Bionic City® has attracted a global community of interest, support, and partners, ranging from doctoral students, to heads of industry, multinational research groups, and corporations.
Bionic City® both investigates the potential application and future impact of its own research activities, and that of seminal scientific, technological, and creative developments worldwide, engaging mediums and techniques including post-normal science; scenario planning; speculative design and fiction; trend identification, analysis, and extrapolation; workshops, panels, and interviews; and lab and field experiments.
Bionic City® has featured in several science, trade, and consumer titles, and its various works have been presented at more than sixty leading international conferences, seminars, lectures, and festivals. Established in 2010, Bionic City® has attracted a global community of interest, support, and partners, ranging from doctoral students, to heads of industry, multinational research groups, and corporations.