“The architecture itself is not designed to a site in a conventional sense but we have to try at least […] to think about certain fitness criteria that will allow the system to develop possibilities, different sites and configurations.”

– Theo Spyropoulos

“The aim of an evolutionary architecture is to achieve in the built environment the symbiotic behavior and metabolic balance that are characteristic of the natural environment.”

– John Frazer

“Nature runs on sunlight. Nature uses only energy it needs. Nature fits form to function. Nature recycles everything. Nature rewards cooperation. Nature banks on diversity. Nature demands local expertice. Nature curbs excesses from within. Nature taps the power of limits.”

– Janine Benyus

“However, more foresters are realizing that a rotting tree […] is, in fact, more supportive of biodiversity than a living tree.”

– Paul Stamets

“There is great power and creative energy in self-organisation, to be sure, but it needs to be channeled toward specific forms for it to blossom into something like intelligent.”

– Steven Johnson