Natural Intelligens: architecture harnesses the power of Nature at the Venice Biennale

Natural Intelligens section of the 2025 Venice Biennale - Photo by Andrea Avezzù, Courtesy La Biennale di Venezia.

How can architecture tackle climate change? The Natural Intelligens section at Carlo Ratti’s Venice Biennale explores nature-driven solutions, from pachidems’ dung bricks to architecturally grown branches, city-dwelling bugs’ homes, and structures grown by microbes.