Ta- da!

A first for India!!! – and its got nothing to do with pollution, population, number of slums, HIV stats or other aspects that we’ve become infamous for….

it’s a first to be proud of!

A city in India, becomes the world’s first – to adopt Biomimicry standards.

Lavasa city’s second town, Mugaon will become the world’s first region to draw inspiration from the concepts of Biomimicry in design and architecture.

So just what is Biomimicry and how will it be adopted in Lavasa?

Biomimicry in essence is a concept that uses nature as a Model, a Measure and a Mentor in creating specific design and process based innovation.

Mimicking nature, its ideas and its organisms can inspire human beings to evolve designs and processes that can solve problems we face everyday. This is Biomimicry!

And, Lavasa is vying to become the WORLD’S FIRST CITY to adopt Biomimicy standards.

Mr. Ajit Gulabchand, Chairman, Lavasa Corporation Ltd, said, “Right from inception, our vision for Lavasa was very clear. We wanted to create a living space where man and nature co-exist in harmony while ensuring both, economic and environmental sustainability. Janine and her team along with HOK have brought this vision to life. Today, we are working briskly towards building the world’s first model town based on principles of Biomimicry at Mugaon in Lavasa. We hope this experiment will be a precedent to many future towns and cities across the world”

Should we care?

Is Biomimicry significant in today’s times? Should we really care if some city is adopting these ecological standards?

Science says… but of course!

There is an irrevocable law of nature that says that a species cannot occupy a niche that appropriates all resources – there has to be some sharing. Any species that ignores this law winds up destroying its community to support its own expansion. Tragically, this has been our path and we are soon moving towards completely destroying our ecosystem and depleting our resources. Biomimicry can teach us how nature and living things have done everything that we want to do, without guzzling fossil fuel, polluting the planet or mortgaging their future.

So, whether you’re a part of the current generation at the helm….

or the generation in line to inherit the mess our planet is current in….

or if you’re the future generation arriving at a point when resources are non-existent and the ecological crisis is fullblown…

An ecologial solution such as biomimicry will hold importance for us all and will have an impact all generations in equal measure.