Dr Roös engages in projects at the intersection of design and architecture, science, art, philosophy and environmental research. 

Living Structures - The Architecture for Life 

​In this ongoing project 'Living Structures – The Architecture for Life', I explore nature’s absolute interconnectivity and wholeness. I argue that recognising that the entirety is embedded in an all-encompassing consciousness, will move us beyond mechanics into a world made up of complex interrelationships of the ecological and human social systems. In order to create healthy living environments, architecture, design and everything we do, the way we organise our global society - critically needs to include the principles of biophilia – our innate connection to nature. Using visible and non-visible geometric forms and patterns found in nature, I have developed a regenerative-adaptive pattern language of life-giving phenomena that results in an ‘Architecture for Life’. Through film, sculpture, drawing and painting, and large archival cotton paper storyline scrolls, I am able to represent my findings from lifelong research. These works are an eclectic combination of mixed media analysing non-visible geometric forms and patterns in nature – a living architecture celebrating our planet and the dominance of nature. 
Project Summary: Investigating the visible and non-visible geometric forms and patterns of nature - the 'Living  Structures' - through immersive explorations, analysis,  documenting, drawing, painting, sculpture and film production. 
Author: Dr Phillip B. Roös
Contributors: Prof Mark DeKay, Prof Timothy Beatley, Prof Nikos Salingaros, Dr Mary-Jane Walker 
Date Started: 2011 - Current
Date Completed: Ongoing
Location: Australia 
Media: Sculpture, painting, drawing, writings and film 
Outputs: Documentary film, exhibition, and book
Collaborators: N/A
Acknowledgements: Live+Smart Research Laboratory; School of Architecture & Built Environment; Deakin University; True South Film; The School of Lost Arts; Roös Atelier
The 12 Fundamental Regenerative-Adaptive Patterns
Sketches, drawings and paintings analysing the Living Structures 
Documentary Film: Living Structures 
Installations / Sculpture 
Drawings & Paintings 

Gondwana Rainforests

The Gondwana rain forests... When I visit the Otway Forest, I feel this oneness with everything around me, interconnected with all living beings in this part of the world. It is as if all of my senses heightened to a state of wholeness with the earth, with the cosmos. This is indeed an example of the phenomena of Biophilia. However, I think that this is more than the scientific explanation of Biophilia - the human innate connection to nature - I feel that I need to investigate the deeper consciousness of this ancient land, Gondwana Land, a rainforest that connected all the  continents of the Southern Hemisphere together.
Project Summary: Investigating the rainforests of Gondwana through immersive explorations, analysis,  documenting, drawing, painting, sculpture and film production. 
Author: Dr Phillip B. Roös
Contributors: N/A
Date Started: 2021 - Current
Date Completed: Ongoing
Location: ​Otways Forest, Australia (mainland), Tasmania, Africa, and South America,  
Media: Sculpture, painting, drawing, writings and film 
Outputs: In progress 
Collaborators: N/A
​Acknowledgements: N/A
Sketches, drawings and paintings analysing nature's designs of the rainforest
Book: Aquaphilia - Love of Water
Watercolour drawing of the unfolding fern leaf
Installations / Sculpture
Drawings & Paintings
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​ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
I would like to acknowledge and pay my respects to the Traditional Owners of the lands and waterways across world, and the rich cultural and intrinsic connection they have to their traditional lands. I also recognise and acknowledge that First Nation Peoples have made and continue to make extraordinary contributions to all aspects of life including culture, economy, arts and sciences. I also acknowledge Mother Earth for providing us life. Wild Nature touches and invites my soul.
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