Why does biophilic design make us feel so good?

In this episode, we sat down with Bill Browning, co-founder of Terrapin Bright Green and one of the green building industry’s foremost thinkers, to talk about bringing nature into the built environment and the science behind why it so effectively enhances human wellbeing. Using the 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design as our guide, we explore the ways in which architects, designers, and individuals can incorporate nature-based principles into their spaces and the wealth of possible positive outcomes, from improving workplace performance and productivity, producing a greater sense of calm, and even promoting a more charitable and sociable mindset. 

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Show Notes

14 Patterns of Biophilic Design: Improving Health and Wellbeing in the Built Environment, by William Browning, Catherine O’Ryan, and Joseph ClancyNature Inside: a biophilic design guide, by William Browning and Catherine O’Ryan, 2020What is Biophilic Design? This Nature-Based Interiors Trend Promises Wellness by Lilah Ramzi for VogueBiophilic Design: The Theory, Science, and Practice of Bringing Buildings to Life, by Judith Heerwagen, 2008Koo Teck Puat and Ng Teng Fong Hospitals, CPG CorporationThe experience of nature: a psychological perspective, by Rachel and Stephen Kaplan, 2014View Through a Window May Influence Recovery from Surgery, by Roger Ulrich, 1984The rediscovery of the wild, ed. by Peter Kahn, Jr. and Patricia Hasbach, 2013Fractal Fluency: An Intimate relationship Between the Brain and Processing Fractal Stimuli, by Richard Taylor and Branka SpeharProspects and Refuges Re-visited, Jay Appleton, 1984