News
Terrapin Releases Working with Fractals
| Terrapin is proud to release its newest publication, “The Nature of Air: Economic & Bio-Inspired Perspectives on Indoor Air Quality Management” — Read More
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 […] — Read More
Features
Another Dimension of Resilience
| Disaster resilience has focused primarily on the physical characteristics and resource provisions of a home. How might we incorporate psychological resilience into design? — Read More
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 […] — Read More
Biophilic Design in Architectural Education
| A “New Design Ideas” article on biophilic design and the future of architectural education. — Read More
Biophilic Design Initiative talks Climate Change in Frontiers
| A new “Frontiers” publication on biophilic design, climate resilience and performance parameters for healthy built environment. — Read More
Recap: Terrapin at Greenbuild 2018
| Here are some of our takeaways from an action-packed week at Greenbuild — Read More
Biophilic Design, More Than Just Plants!
| In this feature, Bill Browning provides his take on the growing adoption of biophilic design and ways that practitioners can expand their use of this design language. — Read More
Bill to Speak at Greenbuild 2018
| Join Bill Browning at Greenbuild in Chicago as he teams up with other experts to discuss climate-specific biophilic design interventions. — Read More
Terrapin Releases An Ear for Nature
| Terrapin is proud to release its newest publication: “An Ear for Nature: Psychoacoustic Strategies for Workplace Distraction & The Bottom Line. — Read More
Catie Ryan to Speak at the Oregon Zoo
| Join Catie Ryan among other experts in biophilic design to discuss our important relationship with the natural world. — Read More
Bill to Speak at ANFA 2018
| 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
Summer 2018 Reading List
| Looking for a summer book recommendation? This year our Summer Reading list features titles ranging from authors we know well to ones we’re meeting for the first time. — Read More
Recap: Bill Browning at NeoCon 2018
| Bill has returned from an exciting few days at NeoCon with insights from leading professional in the commercial design industry. — Read More
The Impact and Benefits of Biophilia in the Workplace
| Environmental strategist Bill Browning shares strategies and insights on the benefits on incorporating biophilia into built environments. — Read More
Bill to Speak at NeoCon 2018
| Come see a talk by Bill Browning at the 2018 NeoCon, held as always in June at The Mart in Chicago. — Read More
In Search of ‘Great Nature’s Second Course’
| We may not have solved all of sleep’s mysteries, but we are starting to understand the role environmental design plays in promoting sleep and health. — Read More
New Biophilic Design Course with Living Architecture Academy
| The Living Architecture Academy is now offering an online Biophilic Design course. — Read More
So Sweet / And So Cold: Sensation, Perception, and Hedonic Response
| “When the sun is warm on my face and the breeze is cool, I know it is good to be alive.” — Read More
Republishing Economics of Biophilia with PRISM
| We’re republishing The Economics of Biophilia as a six-part series with PRISM. Each installment will explore different industries and economic indicators as they relate to biophilic design. — Read More
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