{"id":368,"date":"2026-06-17T12:12:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T12:12:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/architecture\/?p=368"},"modified":"2026-06-23T10:35:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:35:06","slug":"ayisha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/architecture\/2026\/06\/17\/ayisha\/","title":{"rendered":"Ayisha Bawla"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\">Holobiont \u2013 Local Ecology and Biodiversity Learning Centre<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Holobiont is a local ecology and biodiversity learning centre for Lancaster Canal Quarter, transforming a post-industrial brownfield site into a place of learning, repair and ecological reconnection.<\/p>\n<p>Positioned between the city centre and the canal, the project becomes a living threshold where people learn from Lancaster\u2019s native flora, fauna, water systems and ground conditions while contributing to their recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Rooted in the idea of humans and nature evolving together, Holobiont treats architecture as part of an ecological system. Exhibition spaces, workshops, laboratories, gardens and outdoor learning areas work together to support schools, residents, students, volunteers and conservation groups.<\/p>\n<p>The project reconnects heritage, community and ecology, showing how overlooked urban land can become purposeful public infrastructure for coexistence, restoration and lifelong learning.<\/p>\n<p><strong>e<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>mail:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"mailto:bawlaay742@gmail.com\">bawlaay742@gmail.com\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<strong> LinkedIn:<\/strong><\/a><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ayisha-bawla-42483734b\/\"> Ayisha Bawla<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-795\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/architecture\/files\/2026\/06\/AYISHA_Ground-Floor-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"724\" 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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-800\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/architecture\/files\/2026\/06\/AYISHA_workshop-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/architecture\/files\/2026\/06\/AYISHA_workshop-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/architecture\/files\/2026\/06\/AYISHA_workshop-1-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/architecture\/files\/2026\/06\/AYISHA_workshop-1-768x481.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-796\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/architecture\/files\/2026\/06\/AYISHA_Section-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/architecture\/files\/2026\/06\/AYISHA_Section-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/architecture\/files\/2026\/06\/AYISHA_Section-1-300x93.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/architecture\/files\/2026\/06\/AYISHA_Section-1-768x239.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-797\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/architecture\/files\/2026\/06\/AYISHA_Courtyard-Garden-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/architecture\/files\/2026\/06\/AYISHA_Courtyard-Garden-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/architecture\/files\/2026\/06\/AYISHA_Courtyard-Garden-1-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/architecture\/files\/2026\/06\/AYISHA_Courtyard-Garden-1-768x431.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-798\" src=\"http:\/\/wp.lancs.ac.uk\/architecture\/files\/2026\/06\/AYISHA_Elevation-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"315\" 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