Contributions
Online Course on Biophilia by ASID and Terrapin
| Co-developed by ASID and Terrapin Bright Green, this online course on biophilia applies the 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design to interior design. Take the course today! — Read More
Features
Biophilic Design in Hospitality
| 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
New Biophilic Design Case Studies: Greenacre Park and Glumac’s Shanghai Office
| 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
News
Recap: Terrapin at Greenbuild 2016!
| Bill Browning and Chris Garvin had great sessions at Greenbuild 2016 about biophilic design and the sharing economy. Read more about their sessions and the team’s impressions of Greenbuild overall. — Read More
Bill to Speak at BDNY Conference
| Bill will be speaking at Boutique Design New York, a trade fair and conference focused on hospitality design. — Read More
Mystery: More Than Meets the Eye
| Applying the Mystery pattern to spaces can create a user experience ripe with intrigue and creativity that enhances other biophilic interventions. — Read More
Project Profiles
Clif Bar Industrial Bakery
| 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
Prison, Nature and Social Structure
| Biophilic design and programing can transform harsh prison environments, known to aggravate mental illness, into rehabilitative spaces. — Read More
Terrapin to Present at the Living Product Expo 2016
| Terrapin will lead the session “Tapping into Nature: Driving Manufacturing Innovation with Biomimicry and Biophilic Design” at the Living Product Expo 2016. — Read More
Biophilia at Rocky Mountain Institute’s Innovation Center
| Terrapin advised on sustainable building practices and biophilic design for the Rocky Mountain Institute’s new state-of-the-art Innovation Center. — Read More
Studying the Allure of Biophilia in Cities
| 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
Here to Stay: Biophilic Design in Hospitality
| Terrapin is continuing its research in biophilic design to explore the effects on guest experience and user trends in the hospitality industry. — Read More
Water for Wellbeing: Perspectives on Design Challenges
| 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
Terrapin to Present at the 2016 BOMA Conference
| 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
Scentimental Associations with Nature: Odor-Associative Learning and Biophilic Design
| Biophilic odors create a unique opportunity to improve health and wellbeing in the built environment using a Non-Visual Connection with Nature. — Read More
Two New Case Studies in Biophilic Design
| 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
Recap: Terrapin at AIA Convention 2016
| This year’s annual AIA Convention in Philadelphia featured panels with both Bill Browning and Chris Garvin, who shared insights on global sustainable building trends and evidence-based design. — Read More
Recap: Biophilic Design at Living Future 2016 unConference
| This year, biophilic design was a large theme at the International Living Future Institute’s Living Future unConference in Seattle, WA. The conference featured the first ever Biophilic Design Summit and Catie Ryan spoke in the session “Biophilic Design: Achieving Broad Adoption.” — Read More
Quotes
Bill Interviewed by Sleeper Magazine
| Our partner Bill Browning was recently interviewed about biophilia in hospitality design by Sleeper Magazine, a publication for global hotel design. — Read More
Bill’s Greenbuild Session Available Online
| Bill’s Greenbuild 2015 session, Biophilic Design in Context: Applications for Culture & Climate, is now available online! Hear from Bill Browning, Clif Bar’s Elysa Hammond and Glumac Engineering’s Nicole Isle as they discuss the application of biophilic design patterns across different building types, climates, and cultures. — Read More
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