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Joyce McLean is a freelance writer and consultant.
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Conference proceedings are available at www.citiesalive.org
"Wall of Hope" by Kibo no Kabe in Osaka, Japan
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t CitiesAlive New York, Bill Browning, Principal,
Terrapin Bright Green engaged the audience
on the emerging science of biophilia and how it
relates to design practice.
One of the many interesting points he raised had
to do with the nature of the "visual connection to
nature aspect" of biophilic design. If you can't do
a lot of green, even having a small green wall with
many species of plants is able to capture and hold our
attention much better than one with only one species
of plants. Having more diverse plant species is even
more important than increasing the size of the project.
Even fake plants have some benefit, but real plants are
superior in their positive effect on people. Connecting
visually with nature can help reduce eye strain, lower
blood pressure, increase rates of healing and heighten
people's focus and attention. These benefits can help
reduce the costs to employers for staff working in
office environments and have also been shown to
hasten cognitive development in children and increase
healing times in hospitals.
Mr. Brown spoke of the 14 patterns of biophilic
design his firm has developed. In his New York office
he shares with Cook Fox Architects, Mr. Browning
talked about how the staff has become connected to
the green roof there, which has evolved over time
to support greater plant diversity and insects and
birds. A pair of kestrels actually call that roof home.
The staff is now planting vegetables on the roof and
has even installed and supported a beehive. This
connection to nature while in the office has multiple
positive health benefits, far beyond the nutritional
value of the food and honey production that their
green roof will yield.
His presentation is available in the Conference
Proceedings.
BY JOYCE MCLEAN
BIOPHILIC SCIENCE AND
LIVING ARCHITECTURE DESIGN
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