How does nature build a home? How does nature prevent structural failure? The community at Biomimicry Institute is asking these questions, and more, in search of inspiration for creative and innovative design solutions for shared healthy living spaces. By looking at the answers that nature provides through tools of understanding and creativity such as ‘sense of place’ and Goethean observation, they seek the bridge to practical applications for the human dilemma of living in a rapidly changing, increasingly challenging environment. Perhaps camels, cicadas, and the gopher tortoise can help? Time and human effort will decide.