28 June 2016
Episode 246
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From architecture to fashion and engineering, we turn our attention to the influence that nature and naturally inspired design is having on the industry.
28 June 2016
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Architecture may seem like a discipline preoccupied with sheltering us from the elements but the built environment could learn a few lessons from the natural world. We speak to two architects who are leading the charge to find out how the industry is taking inspiration from nature.
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Rome hosted the Olympic Games in 1960 and created a showpiece complex of apartment buildings that would act as a purpose-built Olympic Village. It would also form a new residential district after the athletes had dismounted their rostrums, packed their medals and headed home. More than half a century later, we find out whether it has lived up to its promise.
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