May 14, 2020
In a post-COVID-19 world, emotional wellbeing will become more important than ever. Regardless of what our built spaces look like in the future, it makes sense that we need to give more thought to how they make us feel. Considering we spend the majority of our lives indoors, can we use biophilic design to support emotional wellbeing?
February 5, 2020
When the opportunity arose to expand A.B. Paterson College’s main facility, administrators wanted to set a new benchmark in design innovation and technology for an active and healthy learning environment.
October 22, 2019
Biophilia is a concept which proposes that human beings share an innate attraction to nature and natural processes, benefiting from its restorative presence.
September 14, 2019
Biomimicry is a rapidly emerging discipline that learns from the time-tested strategies of nature and applies the lessons to our own design approaches
August 13, 2019
A positive space to learn and develop: biophilic design in education. There is a wealth of evidence that harnessing a child’s innate attraction to the natural world through biophilic design can improve their physiological and psychological health.
August 1, 2019
David Oakey is known for his sustainable design principles. In the interview he reveals what he associates with the Bauhaus era, what significance people have in interior design and what his vision for the future looks like.
April 25, 2019
According to Heath, there are three types of communities. “Relational communities are the social connections between people within an organisation or team – but also in social circles. There are geographical communities as well: the physical connection between people in a country, town, neighbourhood, or building.
December 27, 2018
It is now recognised that we spend 90 percent of our time inside buildings. And yet often, too little attention is paid to what buildings really have on people. However, says Sustainability Provocateur Martin Brown, we are seeing a real increase in interest and application of biophilia, biophilic design and connecting with nature to create…
November 29, 2018
Biophilic Design interventions play a key role within many hospitality spaces. They can help us to relax, sleep better and feel happier – so much so that we’re willing to pay significantly more for a room with a high presence of biophilia (even if we don’t realise that that’s what we’re paying for!) A room…
October 11, 2018
In the article Using the BRE Biophilic Office Project to Study the Benefits of Biophilic Design published in September 2017, we discussed the aims and objectives of this ground-breaking project and why a comprehensive, credible study was needed.
Bonnie Casamassima 
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Martin Brown 
Oliver Heath