Immerse yourself in ancient wisdom about water that could transform our future. This fascinating book reveals how Indigenous innovations—such as floating farms, tide traps, and aquifer recharge systems—have sustained civilizations for millennia by working with nature, not against it. Far from being relics, these systems offer dynamic and adaptable solutions to today's climate crisis.

The book, structured to connect the past with the future, dissolves the gap between technology and ecology, between ancestral wisdom and digital innovation. The TEKnological Renaissance it celebrates redefines water as an intelligent force capable of shaping resilient cities and landscapes. Aquatic infrastructure is reimagined: from extractive and industrial to regenerative and evolutionary, designed to sustain life for generations.

Written in collaboration with Indigenous knowledge keepers and featuring a foreword by Dr. Lyla June Johnson (Diné/Tsétsėhéstȧhese), this fascinating book explores traditional hydrological technologies across diverse ecosystems, from coastal salt reefs to freshwater wetlands. Discover the chinampas of Mexico, the pond-dikes of China, the floating farms of Bangladesh, and the tide traps of Micronesia.

With a perspective that encompasses past, present, and future, it also presents 22 innovative projects based on Traditional Hydrological Knowledge (TEK), including the cane-insulated houses of Peru, the terraced farms of Thailand, and the sponge cities of China, demonstrating that TEK continues to drive transformative design. This work is both a practical guide and a manifesto: a call to architects, planners, and communities to design with the elemental intelligence of water and build future worlds based on resilience.

Hardcover, handcrafted binding, with 5 fold-out pages

English text

558 pages