Posts Tagged: Bio Materials

Recouping Bio-By-Products for a Regenerative Built Environment

If the previous chapter in this material story was about harvesting nature, this one is about what happens next: recouping the bio-by-products that modern systems routinely overlook. From agricultural residues and food waste to human hair and animal dung, these projects reframe “waste” as a secondary harvest, rich with latent value. Instead of treating by-products… Read More >

25 February 2026

Harvesting Nature for a Regenerative Built Environment

Bio-grown materials are shifting the centre of gravity within design, from extraction and manufacture towards cultivation and care. Instead of digging deeper into finite resources, designers are beginning to harvest nature, working with living systems that grow, regenerate and adapt. This nature-first mindset reframes material production as something closer to agriculture than industry, where soil… Read More >

10 February 2026