Creating Biophilic Buildings

Creating Biophilic Buildings

What if we could experience the same physical, psychological, and emotional benefits moving through an urban landscape that we experience walking through a forest?<BR> <P>What if we could right our relationship with nature by transforming the built environment in a way that ensures buildings function in harmony with the natural world?<BR> <P><i>Creating Biophilic Buildings</i> by Amanda Sturgeon calls for an intentional biophilic design renaissance providing a fresh, insightful place to begin exploring how to create places where people and nature can thrive together.<BR> <P>Sturgeon shines contextual light on brilliant historical examples of biophilic design and goes on to present a carefully chosen selection of fourteen international buildings that illuminate both the process and the results.<BR> <P>The clear examples, imagery, methodologies, and lessons from these case studies combined with Sturgeon s practical <i>Tools and Resources</i>, are the reader s compelling starting point on the pathway to creating truly biophilic buildings.