Pollinator City | International Garden Festival | Chaumont, France | 2024 | Group members: Scott Biehle (professor), Kara Simmons, Fiorella Sibaja, Ava McMoran, and Elijah Willis
La Ville Des Pollinisateurs
Imagine that nature and ecosystems had evolved differently... And if humans were not the dominant species? And if our friendly pollinators had evolved to create environmental cities that resemble today’s human cities? And if our places and spaces were the other way round so that we were observing our friends from outside the Pollinators' City? With a nod to the New York skyline and layout of Central Park, this more sustainable world can be observed from a fresh and relaxing grove. In an urban environment of bee towers, bird houses, butterfly shelters and bat buildings surrounded by magnificent revitalizing and nourishing plants, this town is literally buzzing day and night.
Just picture this... Worker bees hard at work since dawn, gathering food reserves and looking after their queen, Mrs. Butterfly emerging from her refuge, the birds practicing their scales and the bats exhausted after a night of swooping and whirling for miles and miles! It is a very active town, this town of birds, bees, butterflies and bats. We can learn a lot from their organization and their resilience.
Group Members | Scott Biehle, Kara Simmons, Fiorella Sibaja, Ava McMoran, and Elijah Willis
With support from Fay Jones School of Architecture & Design
Link to Article About the Project
Renderings (Scott Biehle)
