I’ll never forget the exact moment when I realized COVID-19 had fundamentally altered our relationship with built environments. It wasn’t…
I still remember watching my grandfather’s garden transform after a particularly brutal Minnesota winter. Half his beloved perennials never returned,…
I’ve always been fascinated by how our surroundings affect our thinking. It’s not just some vague feeling either—there’s hard science…
I’ve always believed that the magic of design isn’t just about making pretty spaces—it’s about creating environments that fundamentally change…
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the intersection of my two obsessions: biophilic design and women’s health. It wasn’t…
I was sitting in my living room last week, watching the sunset filter through my western windows (that magical 4pm…
I first noticed the connection between plants and breathing when my nephew Jake was diagnosed with asthma. He was six,…
I’ve always believed that connection to nature shouldn’t be a privilege reserved for the able-bodied. This hit home when my…
I remember the moment I first truly understood the importance of touch in our connection to nature. I was visiting…
I was talking with a corrections officer last month—a weathered guy named Mike with twenty-plus years in the system—when he…
I’ll never forget the first time I truly understood how materials shape sound. It was during a concert at an…
I’ll never forget the first time I witnessed the profound effect nature can have on physical pain. It wasn’t in…
There is something tremendously invigorating about moving through a colorful downtown landscape and coming upon a wall that is not…
