This is how nature can inspire us to create sustainable cities

May 10, 2021

We can then replicate the conditions that result in an adaptive city using technology. Image: Unsplash/Jonathan Roger

Mohammed Makki

Senior Lecturer in Architecture, University of Technology, Sydney

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