What I Wish I’d Known About Biophilia When We First Moved to the Suburbs
When I first heard the word “biophilia,” I’ll be honest – I had to Google it. This was a few years back, right around the time I was starting to…
Why My Kids Love Hexagon Patterns (And What I Learned About Nature’s Genius)
I never expected to become obsessed with six-sided shapes, but parenthood leads you down the strangest rabbit holes sometimes. It started when my daughter was about three and we were…
Learning from the Past: How Our Ancestors Got Biophilic Design Right All Along
When I first started reading about biophilic design eight years ago – trying to figure out how to make our house work better for my wife after her stroke –…
What I’ve Learned About Careers in Biophilic Design – From an Engineering Background to Nature-Centered Spaces
This whole concept of biophilic design as a career field is something I’ve been learning about over the past few years, ever since I started modifying our home for my…
How Churches and Community Groups Are Leading the Nature-in-Buildings Movement
I’ve been following the work of nonprofit organizations in promoting what they call biophilic design, and I have to say, it’s impressive how much these groups are accomplishing on limited…
How I Learned to Work with My Apartment’s Weird Weather (And Why It Actually Matters)
So here’s something weird that happened to me last week. I was standing on our building’s rooftop garden, watering the tomatoes, when I realized that one side of my body…
Making Tiny Apartments Kid-Friendly: What I Learned About Bringing Nature Into Small Spaces
Okay, I’m definitely not a parent and I don’t claim to be an expert on kid spaces, but something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately is how kids growing…
Following Nature’s Lead: How Our Family Learned to Design Spaces That Change with the Seasons
You know what I’ve been obsessing over lately? How our house changes throughout the year. I was sitting in the kitchen this morning, watching my daughter eat breakfast in this…
Trying to Bring Nature Into My Tiny Apartment’s Home Office (Spoiler: Virtual Trees Are Weird But Also Kind of Work?)
When I first started working from home during the pandemic, I literally set up my laptop on my kitchen table facing a brick wall. My one window shows nothing but…
The Intersection of Biophilic Design and Cultural Sensitivity
# When Nature Meets Culture: What I’ve Learned About Respectful Biophilic Design I’ve been thinking a lot lately about something that never really occurred to me when I first started…
Biophilic Design Case Studies: Real Success Stories
# Real Biophilic Design Success Stories That Actually Work I’ve been completely obsessed with these real-world biophilic design projects that actually worked, not just the ones that look good in…
Why I Started Tracking the “Return on Investment” of Making Our Home More Nature-Connected (And What Other Parents Should Know)
I’ll be honest – when I first stumbled across articles about companies calculating the actual financial returns on making their offices more nature-connected, my initial thought was “typical corporate approach…
What I’ve Learned About Natural Learning Spaces – Lessons for Grandparents and Communities
I never paid much attention to school buildings when I was young – they were just places you went to learn, usually pretty sterile affairs with fluorescent lights and cinder…
Why I Added a Tiny Fountain to My Studio Apartment (And You Should Too)
Okay, so this is going to sound a little ridiculous, but adding a tiny tabletop fountain to my 400-square-foot studio apartment was honestly one of the best decisions I’ve made…
I Tested Four Major Biophilic Design Certifications – Here’s What Actually Works for Remote Workers
I’ll be honest – when I first started diving into biophilic design certifications, I was mostly interested in whether any of these frameworks could help me optimize my home office…