[gu] a strategy for ecological urbanism using natural intelligence as a means to achieve greater symbiosis.

Divided into three distinct concepts, biological re-emergence, smart biology and exponential data this natural intelligence is based on the principles of self-organization and soft engineering and is the foundation for an adaptive and robust urban condition that ultimately reverses our current state of environmental degradation.

Biological re-emergence is an expression of nature’s own rules. Rising tides, new stream erosion created by new ground water infiltration and weeds growing through newly perforated hardscape.

Smart biology will allow us to create our own ecological material greatly increasing our ability to integrate our built work with the ecology that surrounds us.

Exponential data’s ability to predict, inform and ultimately expand the ways our collective intelligence is shared and used. (see projects for more info and images)