Our cities are dominated by glass-faced edifices that overheat like greenhouses then guzzle energy to cool down. Instead, we could have buildings that are intimately connected to the living systems that have evolved with us, that celebrate the human-nature connection that is central to our wellbeing.
Rewilding our cities:
beauty, biodiversity and the biophilic cities movement
![Two people walk down an overgrown path](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/87d9e7a1bf18a5428b199124420f735f1e4cc984/878_468_4704_2822/master/4704.jpg?width=465&quality=45&auto=format&fit=max&dpr=2&s=712de7f15b6981f9acb4201a5f3f1867)
Buildings covered in plants do more than just make the cityscape attractive – they contribute to human wellbeing and action on climate change
Amanda Sturgeon
Read the article https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2021/apr/05/re-wilding-our-cities-beauty-biodiversity-and-the-biophilic-cities-movement?