Biomimicry + Urban Green Harbors Workshop
Two years since Superstorm Sandy, the world is a different place. Everyone is talking about “resilient coastal cities”, but what does that really mean? What can we learn from inherently sustainable and resilient natural systems? And how can we apply nature’s adaptive strategies to our urban harbors?
THE CHALLENGE
How would nature design resilient breakwaters, supporting human and ecological services and functions?
OBJECTIVES
Introduction to the science, philosophy and practice of Biomimicry and the 6 Biomimicry Principles.
PRACTICAL EXERCISE
Design charrette of a local breakwater on Governor’s Island
Work with an interdisciplinary team of designers, biologists, architects, engineers and planners
Final designs will be presented to the NY Harbor School
WHEN Monday, November 17th from 10AM to 5PM
WHERE Pershing Hall, Governor’s Island
COST $45 per person, $40 for first 10 registrants, 2 student scholarships available
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LEAD INSTRUCTOR : DR. ANAMARIJA FRANKIC
Dr. Frankic is founder and director of the Green Harbors Project®. She is a Biomimicry Educational Fellow, and a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Zadar. Her background in biology, ecology, limnology and marine science guide her interdisciplinary work in coastal and watershed ecosystem stewardship and restoration. Anamarija founded the LivingLabs® program where students and local communities can ‘learn and teach by doing’ biomimicry, applying nature’s wisdom to be healthy, wealthy and resilient.
ABOUT THE DESIGN CHARETTE
Each participant will be a part of a diverse 5 person team. Volunteers from BiomimicryNYC and Biomimicry New England will be assigned to each team in order to provide guidance through the research phase and biomimicry design process.
WORKSHOP PARTNER : THE NY HARBOR SCHOOL
Located in the heart of New York Harbor, Harbor School’s mission is to provide a college-preparatory education built upon New York City’s maritime experience that instills in students the ethics of environmental stewardship and the skills associated with careers on the water.
INQUIRIES
For details on Sponsorship + Community Partner opportunities, please contact Adiel Gavishadiel@biomimicrynyc.com
THANK YOU TO OUR COMMUNITY SPONSOR:
HOK has been a global biomimicry leader in the built environment as well as thought leadership on how to integrate Life’s Principles in design, urban development and whole systems thinking. Their “Genius of Biome” report, developed in partnership with Biomimicry 3.8 is a study which explores “how lessons from the temperate broadleaf forest biome, which houses many of the world’s largest population centers, can inform the design of the built environment.”
AND MANY THANKS TO OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS:
Impact Hub NYC is a coworking & events space for a membership community of entrepreneurs, activists, creatives, and professionals taking action to drive positive social and environmental change. Biomimicry Design Charette participants are invited to sign up for a free week and experience it for yourselves!
The Institute for Sustainable Cities at Hunter College (ISC) works to realize cities as part of the solution to global sustainability challenges. ISC explores the nature and complexity of cities through the themes of: 1. Consumption 2. Vulnerability and Resilience 3. Ecosystem Services
Design for Social Innovation is an emerging discipline that works at a systems level, shifting cultures, igniting collective creativity, and realizing the kind of transformational opportunities for business and society that we need most right now. MFA Design for Social Innovation at SVA NYC is the first program dedicated to teaching design at scale to produce this discipline’s next leaders.
EcoArchitecture Design Works PC is a design consultancy founded by Ms. Janus Welton, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, which combines Sustainability,Energy Efficiency, Building Biology, Bio- Geometry, Biomimicry and Classical Chinese F.S. Building Patterns in Architecture, Interior Design, and Planning. Ms. Welton is also a Founding Member of the BiomimicryNYC network.