Plunge into the ancestral water wisdom that could reshape all our futures. This spell-binding
book reveals how Indigenous innovations-like floating farms tidal fish traps and aquifer
recharge systems-have sustained civilizations for millennia by working with nature not against
it. Far from relics these systems offer dynamic adaptable solutions for the climate crisis of
today.Structured to bridge past and future the book dissolves the divide between technology
and ecology between ancestral wisdom and digital innovation. The TEKnological Renaissance it
celebrates redefines water as an intelligent force that can shape resilient cities and
landscapes. Aquatic infrastructure is reframed-from extractive and industrial into regenerative
and evolving-designed to sustain life for generations. Co-authored with Indigenous
knowledge-keepers and with a foreword by Dr. Lyla June Johnson (Diné Tséts¿hést¿hese) this
captivating read investigates traditional hydrological technologies across diverse ecosystems
from salty coastal reefs to freshwater wetlands. Discover Mexico's chinampas China's
dike-ponds Bangladesh's floating farms and Micronesia's tidal traps.Shifting focus from the
past to the present and future it also showcases 22 groundbreaking contemporary TEK
projects-including Peru's reed-insulated housing Thailand's terraced rooftop farms and
China's Sponge Cities-proving TEK continues to drive transformative design. This is both a
field guide and a manifesto: a call to architects planners and communities to design with
water's elemental intelligence and build future worlds that are rooted in resilience.
