This 60-minute panel brings together two pioneering voices exploring how nature reshapes the way we design.

Ng Sze Kiat will share how fungi can become living models for circularity—turning organic by-products into higher-value food, medicine, and sustainable materials. His work with mycelium demonstrates its potential as both a design medium and a regenerative strategy for building symbiotic futures.

Jamie Miller will introduce regenerative design as the step beyond sustainability, drawing on biomimicry and nature’s strategies to rethink how we shape the built environment. Through case studies, interactive reflection, and practical tools, participants will uncover how shifting away from inherited paradigms opens new pathways for projects that restore and give back to people and planet.

Together, the session will offer architects, designers, planners, and allied professionals an inspiring and practical exploration of fungi, biomimicry, and regenerative design—inviting participants to reimagine their practice through the wisdom of nature. No prior biomimicry knowledge is required, and resources for continued exploration and deeper practice will also be shared.