Lotte M. Bjerregaard Jensen, a professor at Aarhus School of Architecture, views regenerative building as a fundamental shift in our perspective on nature - from a raw material to an active partner. Buildings should not be viewed as isolated structures, but as parts of complex, living systems. According to her, this requires a far more holistic and interdisciplinary approach, in which architects collaborate with ecologists and geologists, among others, to understand the natural processes of a given site. At the same time, the regenerative paradigm challenges existing standards because the solutions are radically site-specific. 

She also points to a changing role for the architect, who is increasingly serving as a link in local supply chains and working closely with materials, landscapes, and local communities. For Lotte M. Bjerregaard Jensen, the transition is ultimately about a major paradigm shift: building less, building more precisely—and sometimes not building at all.