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Fulton East First “Post-COVID” Workspace

Fulton East First “Post-COVID” Workspace

Chicago’s new Fulton East office development was recently completed, with developers hailing it as the “first next-generation, post-COVID 19” workspace. The building boasts a number of tech and biophilic features to boost employee productivity and wellness,...

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Scandinavian Design Goes Sustainable

Scandinavian Design Goes Sustainable

Koto, a UK-based home design studio, recently partnered with California based firm Plant Prefab to build two sustainable, prefabricated homes. While Koto specializes in modular home design, to ensure the home’s sustainability, they implemented two elements of...

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Biophilic Spaces for Improved Wellness

Biophilic Spaces for Improved Wellness

As biophilic spaces grow in popularity, designers and architects alike are finding that these projects allow them to utilize the full scope of space. In the way it brings us closer to nature and its benefits, they’re also better able to develop “harmonious and healthy...

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Intentional Biophilic Design: At Home with Nature

Intentional Biophilic Design: At Home with Nature

Through self-isolation and spending more time indoors, many people have quite literally lost touch with nature over the past year. With all the benefits just being in close proximity to trees and plants bring, intentional biophilic design is more important than ever....

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Can Biophilic Design Help Manage Chronic Disease?

Can Biophilic Design Help Manage Chronic Disease?

We understand that there are wellness benefits that come with biophilia-centric spaces, but just how effective are they? A recent article from HDR Inc, takes note of healthcare moving away from its usual “sickness and cure” focus to a wellness-centric focus. People...

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Dubai School Designed with Biophilia in Mind

Dubai School Designed with Biophilia in Mind

The international architectural firm, Bogle Architects, are designing the Royal Grammar School Guildford in Dubai. In addition to the school’s classroom and laboratories, all learning spaces will be connected by a biophilic “street” system lined with plants, trees and...

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Nature in the Office for Employee Wellbeing

Nature in the Office for Employee Wellbeing

After a year of working remotely, businesses are trying to figure out a future office solution; with employee wellbeing the main concern. A desk, breakroom and communal coffee pot won’t cut it anymore, and the pandemic has brought a major culture shift. A recent...

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