What can cities learn from nature?

Workshop with Jasmina Campochiaro

Thursday 5 November 2026

5pm-6.30pm @ TU Delft Faculty of Architecture & Build Environment

Nature has been solving design challenges for 3.8 billion years. What if we started looking at it as a mentor? Biomimicry takes nature as a model to help us design smarter, more sustainable buildings and cities that work with our climate.

In this session  architect and educator Jasmina Campochiaro (Faculty of Architecture, TU Delft) will reveal how natural systems achieve remarkable energy efficiency and climate resilience. Then you’ll roll up your sleeves and tackle your own design challenge in small groups.

Location: Hall Q, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, Julianalaan 134, 2628 BL Delft

Agenda

• 17:00 Walk-in with coffee and tea
• 17:15 Welcome by the Urban Energy Institute / Climate Action Programme
• 17:20 Biomimicry lecture by Jasmina Campochiaro
• 17:45 Interactive workshop
• 18:30 Presentation of results, wrap-up and final discussion

This session is open to TU Delft students, staff and researchers, as well as anyone from the wider Delft community — designers, architects, sustainability enthusiasts, curious residents, and everyone in between. All are welcome!

Reserve your place here: https://www.aanmelder.nl/179545/subscribe