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Australia Leads Urban Sustainability With New Partnership
A new research partnership with Australia’s Deakin University and design and engineering firm SMEC has the continent leading the field of urban sustainability. The partnership will focus on infrastructural and technological developments that can further urban...
Architects Embrace Biophilia for Functional Outdoor Space
Biophilia has been predicted to be a popular design trend for 2021, but it seems that its popularity stretches to architects as well. A recent article by Canadian Architect, and industry news site, states that a goal for many this year will be figuring out how to...
Inner-City Home Embraces Prairie Style, Biophilic Design
The designs of inner-city homes typically reflect the sleek, metropolitan aesthetic of their neighborhoods. One midtown Toronto residence shows the opposite, opting for a “nature-oriented” feel with biophilic elements. “Biophilic design describes a conscious effort to...
Tips for Easy Biophilic Interior Design
As biophilia rises in popularity with businesses and within the design industry, everyday people are going to want to bring the trend into their own homes. A recent article by lifestyle news site Fooyoh, clarifies the definition of biophilia and even offers some easy...
Green Trends on the Rise for Design in 2021
As the light at the end of the COVID tunnel gets closer, businesses and developers alike are looking to the future with one word in mind: biophilia. Social distancing and sheltering-in-place have taken their toll on everyone, and as we adapt to coming back together...
Mill Creek Announces ‘Green’ Modera Apartment Community
In its latest venture, Mill Creek Residential broke ground for the construction of a “contemporary Modera apartment community.” The residential development will be located in central Washington D.C. In addition to its 270 apartments, the newest Modera apartment...
Bringing Biophilia Into the Urban Jungle
What comes to mind when you hear the phrase “urban jungle?” City streets, grey sidewalks, concrete buildings, all devoid of color. A guest article from the Living Architecture Monitor questions how we can bring nature, its benefits and pops of color into an urban...