Biophilic Design Applications: Psychological and Physiological Health and Well-being

David Jones, Energy and sustainability, Essay, expanding design practices, Josh Zeunert, No Density, Paul Downton, Phillip Roös

Architecture&nature, Biological structures, Cities, Comfort, Comfortable environment, Cultural agitator, Design, Design strategies, Designer’s role, Developing policies, Environment, Essay, Health, Nature, Psychological Well-being, Urban Health, Urban sensibility, Urbanisation, Vegetation

In 1984 E.O. Wilson (1984) introduced and popularized the Biophilia hypothesis defining biophilia as “the urge to affiliate with other forms of life” (Kellert & Wilson 1995: 416). Wilson’s biophilia hypothesis suggests that there is an instinctive bond between human beings and other living systems. More recently, in the USA, Browning et al. (2014) have proposed ‘14 Patterns of Biophilic Design’ within a framework for linking the human biological sciences and nature to built environment design offering a series of tools for enriching design opportunities, and avenues for design applications as a way to effectively enhance the health and well-being of individuals and society.