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Biophilic Offices in Demand
According to a CNBC article, designers say the pandemic has bolstered corporate interest in redesigning work space to simulate nature, have better air filtration systems and use more materials that are better for the environment. Architects and office designers have...
Climate Pledge Arena Promotes Sustainability
In June Amazon secured the naming rights to the new Seattle arena, home of Seattle’s NHL team and WNBA’s Seattle Storm. Amazon has decided to call it Climate Pledge Arena rather than the name of the company with sustainability goals that align with its name. The...
Outdoors Move Indoors at PDX
The Portland International Airport (PDX) will have a new main terminal in 2025 that brings Oregon’s famous natural elements inside. Utilizing Biophilic design, the architecture firm ZGF created the new concept which introduces nature and natural elements into the...
Working in an Urban Forest
Designed by Spanish architects SelgasCano, SecondHome Hollywood is a coworking space that is built with Biophilic design techniques. Located in a Hollywood where there was once an empty parking lot, the workspace integrates natural beauty into its design. The complex...
Print Magazine Gives Competition Shout-Out
Steven Heller, in Print Magazine, writes about the Biophilia Poster Competition, in “The Daily Heller: Nurture Nature.” Noting the myriad of progressive art initiatives these days, Heller showcases the Biophilia Poster Competition as a way designers are speaking out...
Forbes Features Biophilia Exhibit
Forbes featured the Biophilia Poster Competition Open Air Exhibition at Serenbe in their article, “Get Outdoors This Fall For Public Art In Atlanta.” Author Chad Scott notes the current realities of climate change as an example of how disconnected humankind and nature...
Bringing Biophilia Home
The past six months have people reevaluating what home means to them and what they want their everyday lives to look like. What surrounds you? How do your surroundings affect your health and mood? Author Sally Coulthard in her new book Biophilia: A Handbook for...