| British Columbia (BC), Canada’s westernmost province, has a centuries-old tradition of wood construction by the First Nations of the region. Their round houses and planked long houses made great use of the giant western red cedar and the fine-grained yellow cedar. For BC’s largest city, Vancouver, timber exports were the basis of its original economy. […] — Read More
| If you think libraries are just musty repositories of old books, then you will need to think again. Libraries have become economic development centers, community gathering places, media production facilities and much more. This August, as part of the Executive Education Program at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design, Jeffrey Hoover, Director of Library […] — Read More
| The long-time coming second edition of The Economics of Biophilia is finally here for us all to geek out on! Through support from Interface, we at Terrapin are very excited to release this new report. In 2012, we set out to share with the industry the great potential of biophilic design. We sought to provide […] — Read More
| Designing with nature could be described as an industry response to health and wellbeing trends. But there is a history and science to this practice known as ‘biophilic design’. Biophilia is the innate connection between humans and nature. Biophilic design is the expression of those experiences of nature for a healthier built environment. Since our […] — Read More
| Why we love wood may be ingrained in us. Terrapin’s new report is a deep dive into what this biophilic connection is all about. Wood is making a comeback in the built environment and, though most often covered by media for presenting an opportunity to reduce carbon footprints in building construction, awareness of the physiological […] — Read More
| Designing with nature could be described as an industry response to health and wellbeing trends. But there is a history and science to this practice known as ‘biophilic design’. Biophilia is the innate connection between humans and nature. Biophilic design is the expression of those experiences of nature for a healthier built environment. Since our […] — Read More
| Terrapin is proud to release its newest publication, “The Nature of Air: Economic & Bio-Inspired Perspectives on Indoor Air Quality Management” — Read More
| 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 […] — Read More
| 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 […] — Read More
| A new “Frontiers” publication on biophilic design, climate resilience and performance parameters for healthy built environment. — Read More
| Terrapin is proud to release its newest publication, “The Nature of Air: Economic & Bio-Inspired Perspectives on Indoor Air Quality Management” — Read More
| Join Bill Browning at Greenbuild in Chicago as he teams up with other experts to discuss climate-specific biophilic design interventions. — Read More
| Terrapin is proud to release its newest publication: “An Ear for Nature: Psychoacoustic Strategies for Workplace Distraction & The Bottom Line. — Read More
| Join Catie Ryan among other experts in biophilic design to discuss our important relationship with the natural world. — Read More
| Bill Browning will speak at the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture’s annual conference this year. He will speak about the science of biophilia and biophilic design, new techniques for in-the-field measurement of brain response, and more. — Read More
| Bill has returned from an exciting few days at NeoCon with insights from leading professional in the commercial design industry. — Read More
| ILFI is now accepting submissions for the 2018 Stephen R. Kellert Biophilic Design Award! Learn more about the award and this year’s new submission process. — Read More
| Come see a talk by Bill Browning at the 2018 NeoCon, held as always in June at The Mart in Chicago. — Read More
| Bill heads to Design Week Portland to speak on one of the week’s many panel discussions and programs exploring the process, craft, and practice of design across disciplines. — Read More
| The Living Architecture Academy is now offering an online Biophilic Design course. — Read More
