Biophilia is linked by medical experiments to Healing Environments. A Biophilic Design toolkit is now available for any architect to implement in their project. Failure to do so, either out of ignorance, or from seeking abstract design innovation, can lead to long-term stress and eventual pathologies in the users.
Articles and Projects in Biophilia and Healing Environments
2020
"Neuroscience experiments to verify the geometry of healing environments: Proposing a Biophilic Index of Design + Architecture." In Urban Experience and Design: Contemporary Perspectives on Improving the Public Realm, edited by Justin Hollander and Ann Sussman. New York and London: Routledge, 2020.
2019
2017
Building with Biophilia: An Interview with Nikos Salingaros. The Clarion Review, 2017.
2015
"Ch 12. Biophilia." In Design for a Living Planet: Settlement, Science, & the Human Future, 131-137. DFLAP. Levellers/Sustasis Press and Vajra Publications, 2015.
Biophilia and Healing Environments: Healthy Principles For Designing the Built World. Terrapin and Metropolis, 2015.
2008
"Chapter 5: Neuroscience, the Natural Environment, and Building Design." In Biophilic Design: The Theory, Science and Practice of Bringing Buildings to Life , edited by Stephen R. Kellert, Judith Heerwagen and Martin Mador. John Wiley & Sons, 2008.