Who am I

Throughout my studies in Architecture, I have devoted my projects to design for a better balance between human impact and the rest of the natural world. My parents both being biologists, I am truly passionate about nature and have learnt a great deal about in what ways it can thrive. As David Attenborough said, “for a species to thrive, the species around it need to also thrive.”¹

What I have always had trouble with understanding, is how cities have become so ‘unnaturally’ organized, with separated spaces for human activities and spaces containing some resemblance of nature, perfected in our own ways. This way, the city desperately needs maintenance to stay in the same orderly way, while nature is dynamic and changing. I think adapting how our rational design process relates to dynamic processes of nature might become a huge step forward into recreating balance with the natural world, so that future generations can enjoy the beauty of life around us for longer and with greater well-being.

– Femke Lokhorst