Can Architecture Be Alive? One Architect Says Yes

Winka Dubbeldam, the Dutch-American architect and founder of Archi-Tectonics, argues that architecture must learn to live. Drawing on research into plant intelligence, she describes how plants react to environmental stress, adapt, and mutate, enhancing their phytoremediation as they evolve into new forms of beauty. As the Anthropocene brings climate extremes, she looks to these resilient Hopeful Monsters as a model for buildings that adapt and endure.