Biomimicry Chicago's Prairie Project Featured on the Metropolis Blog

Biomimicry Chicago's Prairie Project is featured on the Metropolis blog! Read all about it here.

Have you ever sat in your home or office and wondered what your part of the world looked like before your community was there? What ecosystems and organisms sat where you do now and how did they adapt and thrive through the same challenges that we face today?

Our built environment faces many challenges in adapting to a changing climate, from storm water management and drought tolerance to energy use optimization and eliminating waste. By recognizing that our communities and cities have been built on, and in most cases destroyed, land that was previously occupied we can we learn from our native ecosystems to design more resilient, well-adapted communities.

Read more at the Metropolis blog. 

Let us know what you think and contact us to get involved!

Biomimicry in Metropolis Magazine

Biomimicry Chicago Co-Founder Lindsay James is featured in the print edition of Metropolis Magazine!

"Lindsay James has an intriguing new job. She is Interface’s vice president of restorative enterprise. It’s a highfalutin title for what will initially be a two-person team dedicated to transforming the carpet tile manufacturer into—in the words of the company—'an enterprise that restores the environment as well as preserves and protects it.'”

Check out the article "Giving Back: In the post–Ray Anderson era, Interface sets itself even higher goals" and send a tweet to @CLindsayJames to let her know what you think!

BioCheers!

Join Biomimicry Chicago and Chicago Bioneers for a new summer seasonal event! We’re bringing together our communities to celebrate the seasons while cross-pollinating interesting ideas. RSVP at our Facebook event page so we'll know to look for you!

Biomimicry Global Conference - June 21-23

We are getting psyched to travel to Boston for the Biomimicry Conference! Biomimicry Chicago's Amy Coffman Phillips and Lindsay James will be presenting a couple of workshops and the one and only Janine Benyus will keynote! Join us!
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Janine Benyus to Keynote Biomimicry Summit/Conference on Biomimicry Network

Leaders in biomimicry innovation and education from around the world will gather at the University of Massachusetts Boston from June 21-23 to share the latest research, trends, and best practices in nature-inspired innovation at the 1st Global Biomimicry Conference and 7th Annual Education Summit, sponsored by the Biomimicry 3.8 Institute. Registration deadline is June 10, 2013.

http://bit.ly/163eXHj

Genius of the Biome

Have you had a chance to look at HOK and Biomimicry3.8's new Genius of the Biome report? If not, here is your chance - such an amazing reference for looking at the temperate deciduous forest from the eyes of a biomimicry-inspired designer.

Spring Biomimicry Seminar Tomorrow!

Have you reserved your spot for our seasonal biomimicry seminar at the Chicago Center for Green Technology yet? Our topic for spring is dormancy. Come learn from the prairie how life has evolved to respond to freezing temperatures by slowing down and resting when available energy is low. And brainstorm opportunities to apply what you learn to your life, work, and communities!

Tomorrow! Tuesday, April 16th, at the Chicago Center for Green Technology; 6-8pm

Biomimicry Chicago's Amy Coffman Phillips and Josh Sin will facilitate an experience that (re)connects participants with the genius that surrounds us in order to learn a better way to design our world. This seminar is open to the public and is an extension of our AskPlace initiative, The Prairie Project. Register at the link below - the $10 fee goes to support the amazing work of the Chicago Center for Green Technology.

http://www.chicagogreentech.org/green-tech-u-classes/schedule-and-registration?eventId=607033&EventViewMode=EventDetails

A Discussion on the Art of Biomimicry

Biomimicry Chicago co-founder Amy Coffman Phillips is a panelist for a discussion on the art installation "Prairie" by Shawn Decker, an immersive sound and motion installation at the Chicago Cultural Center. Join us to experience the exhibit and learn more!

Positive Feedback: Assuming the (Un)Natural in Contemporary Installation Art
Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Street, Garland 1
March 21, 2013, 12:00 - 2:00 pm
78 East Washington, Chicago

Panelists:
Amy Coffman-Phillips, Biomimic and founder of B-Collaborative.
Hannah Higgins, Professor of Art History at UIC and author of The Grid Book.
Lou Mallozzi, Sound artist, curator, and faculty member at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Moderator:
Hamza Walker: Director of Education and Associate Curator at the Renaissance Society, University of Chicago