About the Society
Keep your roots.
Grow wisely.
Live naturally.
The Green Biophilic Living Society (GBLS) is a non-profit member movement. We exist to advance the principles of biophilic living across Africa — through community, advocacy, knowledge, and the annual Africa Biophilic Building Conference & Expo.
Our story
From a single conference to a continental movement.
In May 2025, the inaugural Africa Biophilic Building Conference & Expo brought together architects, designers, and thought leaders from across the continent. What began as a two-day gathering revealed a clear truth: a movement was forming.
Out of that energy, the Green Biophilic Living Society was registered later that year — a member-led non-profit dedicated to keeping the conversation, the practice, and the network alive year round.
We believe Africa has always lived biophilically. Our work is not to invent something new, but to remember, refine, and share — and to give the next generation of African designers the tools and the kin they need to build with nature and culture.
Vision · Mission · Values
Root. Grow. Flourish.
Root
Honour the indigenous, the local, the African. Design begins with what already grows here.
Grow
Practice, share, and refine. Every member, every project, every conversation moves the movement forward.
Flourish
Build for the long arc — communities, ecosystems, and generations that outlive us.
Founder
Wangui Mwangi
TEDx speaker, EDGE/IFC certified green-building consultant, and Rewild Champion 2025. Wangui leads GBLS with the conviction that African design has always been biophilic — and that our future depends on remembering it.