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Journal of Chinese
Architecture and Urbanism Exploring abduction in regenerative design

Figure 12. The computational process of PP. Source: Urban Morphogenesis Lab, Physarum Morphological City, 2019

Nonetheless, implementing innovation in architecture distinction has prompted fervent research interest in
and urban design always encounters challenges and design thinking and design innovation. However, we
obstacles. In this field, progressing from proposing contend that fostering discussions on innovation and
an innovative idea to completing the project requires deepening comprehension of the nature of design thinking
meticulous refinement and consideration, given the will also benefit regenerative architecture. Moreover, it can
project’s vast scale, substantial investment, lengthy contribute significantly to the education and practice of
construction period, and multiple risk factors. This process the architecture industry itself. Therefore, we advocate for
inevitably dictates that DeepGreen is poised to be a long- adopting a long-term perspective.
term research project. The research trajectory spans from Another limitation is that this innovative and ecological
2D urban plans to 3D spatial volumes, progressing from cognitive process, the abductive approach, cannot be
initial blueprints to small-scale prototypes and eventually adequately described by logic and algorithmic models.
to large-scale construction. Guided by abductive reasoning,
this design process formulates hypotheses and speculations However, in a sense, it is precisely this incompleteness that
for subsequent testing, culminating in the development affirms the necessity of biological-cybernetic coupling –
of a mature theory. Therefore, immediate results are the progressive decoding of the unknown into the known,
unattainable. In contrast, in disciplines such as industrial as humans extend their cognition through the non-human.
design, innovation often implies invention, promising When it comes to bio-politics and ethical considerations,
more immediate application prospects and value. This the mention of non-human-oriented urbanism and bio-

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