"Human needs and a healthy environment are not opposing claims that must be balanced. Instead, they are inexorably linked by chains of cause and effect"

Jared Diamond

The Integrated Habitats Design Competition champions working with nature and natural systems, ensuring biodiversity and biodiverse green infrastructure are integral to the design, construction and management of the built environment. The IHDC is open to all, and welcomes interdisciplinary approaches that show how to combine ecological, spatial and social understanding.

Integrating biodiverse habitats into urban environments helps support biodiversity and the ecosystems we rely on for life. The natural world offers goods and services to solve the problems we have of biodiversity loss, climate change and the long-term sustainability of the planet.

The IHDC provides a unique platform for design visionaries and innovators to demonstrate how nature can help provide healthier, more resilient habitats for all of us.