Michael Pawlyn

Mr. Pawlyn jointly initiated the project and assembled the team that became formalized as The Sahara Forest Project. He established the architecture firm Exploration in 2007 to focus on biomimicry. Prior to establishing his own firm, he was part of the core team of architects at Grimshaw that designed the Eden Project. Mr. Pawlyn has lectured internationally on biomimicry and innovative approaches to sustainability and is the author of the book Biomimicry in Architecture (new version out 2016).
Mr. Pawlyn is a Board Member of The Sahara Forest Project.