3 stunning examples of ‘bioregional architecture’

By going back to the past, architecture can help create a better future. Bioregional architecture is an approach to design that works in harmony with the natural environment which could include using locally available materials and designing buildings to suit the native landscape and climate. Today, this approach is making a comeback. Here are 3 examples, from Mexico, Canada and Rwanda, that demonstrate what it can achieve. The World Economic Forum’s Davos Baukultur Alliance champions the bioregional approach as one of the tools architects and planners can use to create thriving, adaptive and ecologically harmonious cities.