Experienced
We will challenge you to think creatively about environmental strategy, development, and operations. Our intellectual rigor and depth of knowledge provide transformative solutions for our clients and the built environment.
Passionate
Terrapin’s passion and diverse knowledge are focused in the following areas:
- Environmental Strategies
- Biophilic Design
- Ecological Design “Phoebe”
- Bioinspired Innovation
Insightful
We push the boundaries of sustainable design practices by collaborating with leaders in diverse fields ranging from physiology to materials science. We make this pioneering research freely available to promote innovation in the built environment.
News
Find the latest thoughts and updates from the Terrapin team in the blog.
Terrapin’s 2020 Biophilia Readings & Resources
A lot has happened over this past year, both around the world and within the arena of biophilic design. Since publishing our latest book, Nature Inside, and our current effort to craft a second edition of The Economics of Biophilia, we’ve revisited our reading list to reflect on the most recent thinking. Many of these […]
Terrapin Welcomes Rita Trombin for Winter Residency
This February, Terrapin welcomes Rita Trombin for a short-term residency, in collaboration with ILFI, to help continue Terrapin’s efforts to provide the design community with practical tools for biophilic design application. The focus of Rita’s residency will be on developing foundational materials for designing with fractals. This idea was born out of the Greenbuild 2019 […]
Biophilic Design Initiative talks Climate Change in Frontiers
A new “Frontiers” publication on biophilic design, climate resilience and performance parameters for healthy built environment.
Terrapin Releases The Nature of Air
Terrapin is proud to release its newest publication, “The Nature of Air: Economic & Bio-Inspired Perspectives on Indoor Air Quality Management”