October 22, 2021
Design innovation in educational facilities at all levels is undergoing a revolution. Evidence-based design—making design decisions based on research about how aspects of the physical environment directly influence human performance and well-being — has transformed healthcare architecture, measurably impacting experiences for patients, families, and staff. Now, the same principles are being applied to spaces for…
October 8, 2020
At 56 million and 61 million respectively, Millennials and Gen Z comprise the largest populations in United States history—together known as GenNow. Learn how GenNow is impacting the built environments where we work, live, stay, and play.
February 19, 2020
More and more, we’re finding that the potential benefits of biophilic design go beyond enhancing our personal wellbeing. In fact, biophilic interventions in the workplace can lead to positive financial impacts for organizations.
January 15, 2020
We spend an estimated 11 hours a day on technology and up to 93% of our time indoors. Now more than ever, harnessing Biophilia in the design of our urban living and working environments is vital to our health and well-being. Learn about the 14 individual elements of biophilic design and how to incorporate them to collectively enhance the well-being of an interior space.
September 27, 2019
What makes a well-designed space? It’s a question that prompts many answers, but ultimately the goal of an interior environment is to move forward the intention of a space and engage the user in meaningful ways. One way to do that is by designing spaces to activate the five basic senses: sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste.
April 6, 2018
Schools today have to do it all. They need to be high-performance facilities that educate, inspire and enhance student success. They also need to be innovative, flexible and survive daily wear and tear. So where do you start when it comes to comes to facility improvements? What are your quick wins? The problem with traditional…
March 14, 2018
In the last few years, neuroscientists have come to a remarkable conclusion: the quantity and quality of open space around us—whether it’s rows of cubicles in a an open floor matrix, four walls in a classroom with a view of the next building, or a windowless treatment area—is responsible for increasing the cognitive load on…
October 24, 2017
Sound – especially sound in the spaces where we work – affects us far more than you might think. When it comes to designing interior spaces, acoustic considerations are often put aside or completely ignored in favor of purely visual aesthetics. However, condemning office workers, hospital staff, students and teachers, guests in hotels and even…
September 29, 2017
Dead silence can be an intimidating working environment. Some sound in any workplace is generally desirable: pleasing background sounds like the gentle, indecipherable babble of colleagues speaking, one’s own choice of music or perhaps the sounds of nature coming through an open window. However, much of the sound in typical workplaces is undesirable: ringing phones,…
September 22, 2017
Biophilic Design as a key aspect of health and wellbeing is moving up the built environment agenda fast – and for good reason. With high rates of urbanisation, a rise in stress related illness and an increasing level of technological proliferation – it seems that we are moving ever further from the natural elements that…
Interface 
Carolyn Ames Noble 
Bonnie Casamassima 
Mindy O'Gara 
Sonya Lehner 
Sky Factory 
Julian Treasure 
Oliver Heath