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

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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.

Multi-species architecture takes central stage at Venice Biennale 2021

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Studio Ossidiana @ Venice Architecture Biennale 2021 - Photo by Riccardo de Vecchi.

We are not alone on this planet. To save it from the social and climate crisis, architects can team up with other beings, learn from bees and birds, look after elephants and harness the unexpected superpowers of algae: 8 multi-species architecture projects and exhibitions on show at the Venice Biennale.