| Technological advances are changing the way we interact with the world around us. Can we utilize these technologies to promote environmental responsibility, personal health, and a re-engagement with the greater community? — Read More
| Bill discusses his own experience with natural ventilation systems, and Professor Alan Short’s timely new book, The Recovery of Natural Environments in Architecture. This work is very encouraging as it will not only lower energy costs and improve ventilation, it also offers a new level of resilience when conventional systems fail. — Read More
| As summer gets into full swing, we’ve shared Terrapin’s Summer Reading list. It includes titles ranging from neuroscience to National Parks, and everything in between. — Read More
| The practice of therapeutic “forest bathing” popular in Asia and increasingly in the US supports health, wellbeing and meaningful contact with nature. Providing this access to nature has wide ranging implications for the health of the population and resilience in the face of climate change. — Read More
| Terrapin and Sloan discuss how choosing to pursue certification for the business and products helps ensure we are living their values of sustainability. — Read More
| Terrapin works across a broad spectrum of areas—environmental strategy, biophilic design, ecological design, and bioinspired innovation—but all of our efforts aim to create a healthier world. Supporting human health has implications at all scales of the built environment and unites our work across these diverse fields. — Read More
| Biomimicry and biophilia are frequently confused in the sustainability world. Learn the difference between these two important concepts and take the quiz to test your knowledge! — Read More
| In an effort to expedite the broad adoption of biophilic design, I’ve been exploring ways to build evidence and communicate success of industry-relevant biophilic design precedents. These are early thoughts on how we might go about filling knowledge gaps, proving the intuitively obvious, and establishing emotional connections to the built environment. — Read More
| If I’m lucky, during the winter I have enough time and mental space to read one real book before other commitments distract me. This year, I dove into Daniel Wahl’s Designing Regenerative Cultures. In our current age of rapid evolution, Daniel offers a framework to co-create a plan to move beyond our destructive world order […] — Read More
| This post explores the public health benefits of green infrastructure and uses the Gowanus neighborhood in Brooklyn, NY as an example of how this type of infrastructure can be implemented to benefit communities. During a site visit to Gowanus, three sites were identified to examine the opportunities to develop green infrastructure where people live, work, and play. — Read More
| Terrapin has collaborated with Interface on a series of preliminary studies to bring clarity to biophilic design trends in hospitality, to assess the impact of biophilic design elements, and to formulate an approach for further testing. — Read More
| We’ve released two new biophilic design case studies on Greenacre Park in New York and Glumac’s Shanghai office which targets Living Building Certification. — Read More
| We’ve released the first in a series of bioinspired innovation case studies exploring Terrapin’s work helping companies overcome technology challenges. Read about how HARBEC used bioinspired innovation to design more efficient plastic injection molds. — Read More
| Applying the Mystery pattern to spaces can create a user experience ripe with intrigue and creativity that enhances other biophilic interventions. — Read More
| As cities plan for the future, the best way to maintain the ecosystems’ services they rely on, including a freshwater supply, is to conserve water. — Read More
| Biophilic design and programing can transform harsh prison environments, known to aggravate mental illness, into rehabilitative spaces. — Read More
| A snapshot of the future of bioinspired technology including eight recent technology additions to our Tapping Into Nature infographic! — Read More
| Our partners, Bill Browning, Bob Fox, and Chris Garvin, each reflect on Terrapin’s last ten years and where they see the firm going in the next decade. — Read More
| A closer look at the biophilic design pattern Presence of Water in overcoming common design challenges of water features in the built environment. — Read More
| Biophilic odors create a unique opportunity to improve health and wellbeing in the built environment using a Non-Visual Connection with Nature. — Read More
