Living architecture is a discipline that researches and designs sustainable solutions for the environment with advanced technologies such as synthetic biology, living systems engineering and intelligent chemistry. It sets out to develop built environments with qualities similar to life (they can evolve, learn and respond), kind and empathetic with those who live in them, and to face up to the imbalance between the waste it produces and the resources missing from its surroundings.

The result of this different view is a new kind of architectural practice that enables cities to behave more like an evolving ecosystem than like an inert and harmful artefact. In the future, new architectural designs will contribute to lessening the consequences of climate change.

The City as a Living Organism event takes place on Thursday 7 February from 7.30pm – 9pm at the CCCB Teatre, Barcelona as part of the city wide series of event of the Bienal Ciutat i Ciencia 7-11 February. Find out more on the Biennal Ciutat i Ciencia website