Getting Certified in Biophilic Designs
Picture yourself tucked away inside a room where the delineations between indoors and outside are gracefully melding together. You take a deep breath of crisp air, feeling your senses come…
Mental Health and Biophilic Design
Picture a future where your living room is more than just some pieces of furniture and a TV, and the office isn’t all about cold cubicles surrounded by harsh fluorescent…
Who is a Biophile and How Do They Relate to Nature
In the world of design and creating a strong personal connection to our environment, there is an idea that nobody may be aware of, but it encapsulates everything about today’s…
The Positive Impact of Biophilic Design on Workplace Well-being
Imagine a future where the barriers between our workplaces and nature are broken—where we work in spaces that not only reflect but enhance all of nature’s best qualities, providing heightened…
Resilience and Recovery: How Biophilic Spaces Aid in Emotional Healing
In the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it’s easy to forget our strong attachment to Mother Nature. Imagine yourself in a sunlit forest; you can hear leaves rustling softly…
Nature’s Cycles: Designing Biophilic Spaces that Change with Time
I’m standing right at the point between seasons, marveling as winter’s last snowflakes meet spring’s first blooms. Nature is so incredibly dynamic! Every single second in nature carries its own…
Biophilic Design for Mental Well-being: A Sanctuary for the Mind
For years, the fields of design and architecture have been focused on improving structures’ aesthetic and practical features. Nevertheless, not many attempts were made to connect our psychological well-being with…
The Micro Details: Textures, Scents, and Minute Biophilic Elements
As I sat on the wooden porch, sunlight streamed between the branches of the trees above me. My fingertips felt around the mossy table before me; every single emerald thread…
Biophilic Design in Healthcare: Healing Through Nature
I’ll never forget the first time I walked into a truly biophilic healthcare facility. It was the children’s wing at Seattle Children’s Hospital, and instead of the sterile, intimidating environment…
How Biophilic Elements Enhance Learning in Educational Institutions
Biophilic design is not just about aesthetics; it has deep psychological ramifications for the people interacting with these spaces. Educational institutions stand to gain hugely from such effects and contribute…
Accessibility and Inclusive Approaches in Biophilic Design
The resultant benefits of biophilic design relating to mental and physical health are so numerous as to render readers pause looking for a catch. Less stress, improved cognitive function, lowered…
The Impact of Seasonal Changes on Biophilic Interior Design
Biophilic Interior Design has gained steam quickly for the cemented psychological and physiological benefits that come with incorporating natural elements into indoor settings, though what many aren’t aware of is…
The Psychological Benefits of Biophilic Spaces: A Deep Dive
In the past decade, biophilic spaces have gone from a localized niche interest into a worldwide conversation that includes architecture, environmental science, and psychology. Biophilic has become more than a…