Lunchtime Discovery Series: Nature’s Lessons for Adapting to Extremes
- Wednesday April 21, 2021
- 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Dr. George Elvin
- Associate Professor of Architecture
- School of Design, North Carolina State University
- Audience: Ages 12 and older
Professor of Architecture, Dr. George Elvin, explores the world's hottest, windiest, wettest and driest places to understand how plants and animals adapt to extreme environments. He applies nature's lessons by designing and constructing dwellings capable of withstanding hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes and wildfires. In his talk, he will share insights from his travels, from the Atacama Desert in Chile to the rainforests of Hawai'i, describing how plants and animals adapt to the world's most extreme environments. He will also share how studying nature can help us design for a rapidly changing planet, illustrating his work at NC State creating disaster-proof dwellings.
