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Three New Case Studies in Biophilic Design
| Terrapin has released three new case studies highlighting the application and benefits of biophilic design. — Read More
News
Biophilic Design in Landscape Architecture
| Catie Ryan and Joe Clancy discuss the role of biophilic design in landscape architecture in an article for Landscape Architecture Frontiers. — Read More
Terrapin Releases 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design
| Terrapin releases the publication, 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design, on research and design opportunities addressing positive health impacts of biophilia. — Read More
“Biophilic Design Patterns” Published in IJAR
| Terrapin’s own peer-reviewed paper “Biophilic Design Patterns” has been published in the July 2014 issue of ArchNet-IJAR. Access the paper on our website! — Read More
The Future of Library Design, A course teaser
| 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
Bill to Present Keynote at World Design Summit
| Bill Browning will be an Industry Keynote speaker at the Congress of the World Design Summit in Montreal, Canada. — Read More
Bill Browning quoted in Hospitality Design Magazine
| The December 2016 issue of Hospitality Design magazine features Biophilic Design and quotes Terrapin partner Bill Browning. — 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
The Value of Ecological Design
| Our Ecological Design Framework (referred to simply as “Phoebe”) focuses on the most impactful project opportunities that will result in positive change on-site and far beyond the project property line. Reframing traditional green building metrics and transforming them into bold built ecological goals provides a structured but open forum for teams to achieve meaningful ecological change. — Read More
Biophilic Urban Acupuncture: The Importance of Biophilia in Urban Places
| Biophilic urban acupuncture aims to reconnect people to nature by using targeted biophilic interventions in urban environments for better health outcomes. — Read More
Can Big Data Bridge the Gap Between the Biophilia Hypothesis and Spatial Design?
| Pinpointing the impacts of biophilia and determining the most beneficial biophilic patterns through post-occupancy data. — Read More
Designing for a Moving Target: Ensuring Human Health in a Changing Climate
| To combat the adverse health effects of climate change, we must align modern systems with resilient natural processes for healthier communities and people. — Read More
Bill Receives the 2015 ASID Design for Humanity Award
| Terrapin partner and co-founder Bill Browning has received the 2015 National Design for Humanity Award, presented by the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). This award is given in recognition of Bill’s trailblazing work in environmental design, most notably his research and implementation of biophilic design. Bill has dedicated much of his professional career to improving the health […] — Read More
Contributions
The Multi-Sensory Experience of Design
| When have you experienced complete silence in the forest? I bet you haven’t. Non-visual experience of nature can provide lessons for urban design. — 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
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
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
2018 Stephen R. Kellert Award is live!
| 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
Bill Browning & Biophilia on USGBC’s New Podcast
| Bill Browning joins USGBC’s newest podcast, Built for Health, to discuss biophilic design and its impact on human health in the built environment. — Read More
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