This essay is an expanded version of a LinkedIn article that Bill posted on July 1, 2026. Dynamic and Diffuse Light is one of the 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design that sometimes gets overlooked. This may be due to people thinking that the pattern is just focused on bringing daylight into a space. Daylight is […]
Instagramability wasn’t a term the Port or the design team tossed around when developing a concept for the all-user bathrooms at the new PDX airport terminal. But here we are, 10 years later and there are several threads on Instagram and TikTok showcasing and commenting on the airport’s newest ‘destination’. What should we think when […]
Mind Body Space is no entry level exhibit of biophilic and regenerative design—it’s an intimate gathering of minds. Niels Hofstee and Michaël Vrijhof, the principals of Office for the New Earth (ONE), along with Nuria Muñoz Arce of Habitarmonia Academy & Ecosystem, were the co-organizers of the Mind Body Space Global Symposium in Amsterdam this […]
| 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
| Using the 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design research as a framework, Terrapin analyzed the Clif Bar project and identified interventions to support employee health and wellbeing. Clif Bar is likely the first food manufacturer to deliberately incorporate biophilic design into an industrial bakery. — 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
| Terrapin will lead the session “Tapping into Nature: Driving Manufacturing Innovation with Biomimicry and Biophilic Design” at the Living Product Expo 2016. — Read More
| Our partner Chris Garvin will be moderating a full-day workshop at the SHIFT Zurich 2016 Summit. The Summit is a leading platform for impact investors, entrepreneurs, and innovators from around the world who are passionate to implement resilient strategies and solutions informed by nature. — Read More
| The Tilden Houses Retrofit Proposal, a cost-effective redevelopment plan for a public housing superblock co-developed by Community Solutions and Terrapin, will be featured in the Cooper Hewitt Museum’s exhibition “By the People: Designing a Better America.” — Read More
| A snapshot of the future of bioinspired technology including eight recent technology additions to our Tapping Into Nature infographic! — Read More
| Terrapin advised on sustainable building practices and biophilic design for the Rocky Mountain Institute’s new state-of-the-art Innovation Center. — Read More
| A look at walking behavior and user experience of workers in urban environments to understand the attraction to nature and biophilia in cities. — 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
| Terrapin Bright Green is now officially a Certified B Corporation®, joining the ranks of over 1,600 Certified B Corporations. — Read More
| Terrapin, as part of HDR’s team, identified GHG emission reduction strategies in the building sector to achieve the city’s 80×50 carbon reduction goal. — Read More
| Terrapin is continuing its research in biophilic design to explore the effects on guest experience and user trends in the hospitality industry. — 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
| Jonce Walker from our team will be presenting with Joe Zazzera, CEO of Plant Solutions, in the session “Human Wellbeing: The WELL Building Standard and the Economic Case for Nature-Based Design” at the 2016 Building Owners and Managers Association (BOMA) International Conference in Washington DC. — 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
| Terrapin is proud to be recognized by the City of New York as an Honoree in the 2015 Best for NYC Campaign in the Workers category in Manhattan. — Read More
| Terrapin has published two new case studies in biophilic design highlighting the Kickstarter Headquarters in Brooklyn and the Coeur d’Alene Resort in Idaho. — Read More
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