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Regenerative Architecture Thinking

Regenerative Design Practice

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The applied methodology of creating institutions, capital structures, and governance systems that satisfy the regenerative criterion (Δ ∧ Λ). Combines analytical rigour with creative problem-solving.

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A design team applies regenerative practice to a housing program: mapping beneficiary lifecycles, identifying when pay-forward capacity emerges, and structuring capital flows to match these natural rhythms.

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RAT Section 3

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