Can biophilic design help in times of climate change?
The Journal of Biophilic Design interviewed me about this question. Also: 52 weeks in this year's last 52 days: looking back at week 3 of 2021.
We have lived on this planet for more than 200,000 years. For more than 99 percent of that period, we evolved in an adaptive response to the natural environment. All that time, we were not watching screens, typing on keyboards, or working all day in our offices. Therefore, we should respect our biological history, which makes us still want to affiliate with nature in the modern built environment. Look at the plant on your desk; it helps your physical and mental health, fitness, and wellbeing.
Biophilic design is a building concept used to increase connectivity to the natural environment by using direct nature, indirect nature, and space and place conditions. The Journal of Biophilic Design interviewed me about this, but we also spoke about many other things, from my appreciation for the natural world to climate change. The conversation brought us from Glasgow to Wyoming, to Utrecht, and even to the Canary Islands.
Here is the link to the article in the Journal of Biophilic Design; you can sign up for the Journal (for free) at the bottom of that page.
Or you can go straight to the interview in this YouTube video.
Looking back at 2021: Week 3
We are counting down the last 52 days of the year, and each day, I will highlight one event from every week.
Today, we arrived in week 3 of this year: January 18 to 24. On
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