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Michael Pawlyn
@michaelpawlyn.bsky.social
Regenerative architect, speaker, consultant.
Books: Flourish (with Sarah Ichioka), Biomimicry in Architecture
Projects: The Eden Project (with Grimshaw), Sahara Forest Project, Biomimetic Office, Biorock Pavilion
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Hello @seatsixtyone.bsky.social Help! On our way to install at Venice Biennale. Fine on Eurostar (below 85cm limit). Now told we can’t take trolleys or cardboard boxes on French trains. Is this correct? Would greatly appreciate your wisdom!🧐
April 29, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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Jobs in Nature-inspired Innovation - February 2025

I’ve curated jobs in nature-inspired innovation worldwide across industries over the past few weeks.

- #Industry
- #Academia
- #Internships

Subscribe here for new roles and industry insights.

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open.substack.com/pub/disruptd...
The Disrupt Dispatch - Jobs
13th February 2025
open.substack.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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microscopic image of slime mold
December 16, 2024 at 6:17 PM
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A snapping turtle emerges from weeks of sleeping beneath a muddy lake that had dried up.
December 14, 2024 at 2:18 PM
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Day 14: Advent Calendar from Biomimicry Innovation Lab

Ceebios stands as France's premier biomimicry research and expertise centre.

www.linkedin.com/posts/biomim...

#adventcalendar #biomimetics #natureinspiredinnovation #design #engineering #biomimicry #biology #science

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December 14, 2024 at 9:21 AM
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“This manual provides a practical set of guidelines, precepts and pieces of advice for designing with other species in mind. You can also print it as a poster and stick it on your wall” (By the great Studio Ossidiana) fojournal.org/manual/more-...
A Manual for More-than-Human Design - Future Observatory Journal
fojournal.org
December 14, 2024 at 11:11 AM
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Advanced geothermal. Watch this technology.
A lot of people still don’t realize that dramatic cost reductions in geothermal is something happening *right now*, not theoretically in the future.

Here is a look at the cost numbers published by NREL every year for Deep Enhanced Geothermal. A 50% improvement in 2024 with a lot more to come.
December 12, 2024 at 11:15 PM
Looking forward to (hopefully) speaking at SXSW London next year with @rmaccowan.bsky.social and Kalina Raskin from Ceebios
Please vote for our fantastic session to be included at SXSW London in 2025!

Check out our panel on the Future of Cities: From a Living World Perspective

👉 Vote here: bit.ly/4irGgSq

#sxswlondon #regenerativecities #biomimicry #nature #ecology #innovation #sustainablecities #urbanecology
December 12, 2024 at 7:17 AM
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electron microscope view of a lavender pollen grain on a lavender flower petal
December 8, 2024 at 7:58 PM
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Frost flowers on frozen water
December 4, 2024 at 7:30 AM
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‘UK Government may cap political donations to limit foreign influence’

A good start, but… why no mention of banning companies from making donations? That’s what @petergeoghegan.bsky.social says is needed to ensure Musk can’t donate vast sums to Farage

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Government may cap UK political donations to limit foreign influence
Proposal comes after billionaire Elon Musk reportedly said he would donate £79m to Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2024 at 8:11 PM
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electron microscope view of a butterfly face
November 25, 2024 at 2:33 PM
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Before & After: I don’t think people realize the extent to which parked cars degrade public space.
November 25, 2024 at 5:25 AM
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section through an eye retina seen through an electron microscope
November 24, 2024 at 11:22 AM
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human bone seen through an electron microscope
November 18, 2024 at 8:29 PM
Previously I co-authored 'Flourish: Design Paradigms for Our Planetary Emergency' with the brilliant Sarah Ichioka. We describe the philosophical shifts and practical steps necessary to move from #sustainable to #regenerative
www.triarchypress.net/flourish.html
November 18, 2024 at 7:39 PM
Currently working on a third edition of #BiomimicryinArchitecture - a lot of people say "we are nature" so I am exploring what it means to design *as* nature
November 18, 2024 at 7:33 PM