SUSTAINABLE ARCHITECTURE

NITISHA SARAF
GCAD/18/325
What do you understand by Regenerative Design? Compare it with Green Design.
Regenerative design

Regenerate means generating/ creating again. Regenerative design is designing built

environments that are ecologically and socially resilient and that contribute positively
to human and natural systems. It focuses on doing more good socially, economically
and environmentally, bringing positivity, adding values, exchanging in nature,
pursuing wellbeing.

Regenerative design is basically shifting narratives.

FROM TO
LESS BAD MORE GOOD Economical aspect plays major
NEGATIVE POSITIVE role in regenerative designs.
RETURN OF INVESTMENT VALUE ADDED
USE EXCHANGE
PROTECT SYSTEM PURSUE WELL BEING
HEALTH

The following table is the comparison of green design and regenerative design.
GREEN DESIGN REGENRATIVE DESIGN

Focuses on efficiency. It focuses on renewing the

resources.
It is economical. It is environmental.

Low uncertainty to survive High uncertainty to thrive

Has predictable outcomes Has better results towards better

environment
It is based on controlling the It is towards generating positive
negative impacts impact