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The shift toward the natural in technology begins when we see machinery not as the towering achievement of an ingenious humanity, but as 'lame counterfeits of living organisms.' What is an airplane next to an eagle, a radio next to the voice? Our proudest technical achievements only approximate the organic functionalism within nature. By reconsidering the wonder of natural processes, human techniques can be rejuvenated.

-- William McDonough, The Hannover Principles: Design for Sustainability