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Journal of Chinese

Architecture and Urbanism

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Ecological thinking in regenerative

architecture: Relevance of abduction in
ecoLogic Studio’s Deep Green research

project

Xiao Wang , and Claudia Pasquero 1,2,3 *
1
1 Synthetic Landscape Lab, IOUD, University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria
2 Urban Morphogenesis Laboratory, the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London,
London, United Kingdom
3 ecoLogicStudio, London, United Kingdom
(This article belongs to the Special Issue: Regenerative Architecture)

Abstract

This article explores the connotations of regenerative architecture in the
context of the Anthropocene, emphasizing the role of abduction on human
cognition and its potential impact on innovation, especially when applied to a
*Corresponding author: bio-cybernetic design method. The DeepGreen research project, developed
Claudia Pasquero by ecoLogicStudio in collaboration with the University of Innsbruck and the
(claudia.Pasquero@uibk.ac.at) Bartlett UCL, serves as an exemplification of this method. The project combines
Citation: Wang, X. & biological and artificial intelligence to create an urban ecological infrastructure
Pasquero, C. (2024). Ecological that integrates architectural and ecological systems. Centering on the DeepGreen
thinking in regenerative
architecture: Relevance of project, this study discusses the creative potential and ecological embodiment
abduction in ecoLogic Studio’s of bio-cybernetic design protocols. It focuses on the mechanism of abduction
Deep Green research project. in triggering innovative design solutions from a logical perspective, aligning
Journal of Chinese Architecture and
Urbanism, 6(1), 1084. with the principles of mind ecology at a cognitive level. The analysis suggests
https://doi.org/10.36922/jcau.1084 an innovative and ecological design thinking mode, asserting that regenerative
architecture can encompass not only material aspects but also informational
Received: June 15, 2023
and spiritual dimensions. This approach ultimately promotes a holistic and
Accepted: September 20, 2023 harmonious urban environment. Furthermore, this research posits that the bio-
Published Online: January 19, cybernetic stance and the morphogenetic approach share commonalities with the
2024 holistic conception of nature and the ecological view in ancient Chinese Daoist
Copyright: © 2024 Author(s). philosophy. This contribution can potentially offer a contemporary interpretation
This is an open-access article of the Daoist principles of “Nature and Humans in One Unity (天人合一)” and “The
distributed under the terms of the Dao Imitates the Laws of Nature (道法自然).” Such an interpretation is deemed
Creative Commons Attribution-
Non-Commercial 4.0 International beneficial for addressing today’s concerns related to holistic, balanced, and
(CC BY-NC 4.0), which permits all harmonious urbanism. Henceforth, the study endeavors to facilitate discourse
non-commercial use, distribution, between Eastern and Western trends of thought, culminating in a cohesive yet
and reproduction in any medium,
provided the original work is heterogeneous regenerative approach.
properly cited.
Publisher’s Note: AccScience Keywords: Regenerative design; Abduction; Bio-digital computation; Design innovation;
Publishing remains neutral with
regard to jurisdictional claims in Ecological thinking
published maps and institutional
affiliations.

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