NYTimes on Biophilic Home Design

The Home and Garden section of today's NYTimes has a cover story on "biophilic" design. Writes Virginia Sole-Smith,

Biophilic design — the term is derived from biophilia, coined in 1984 by a Harvard biologist, Edward O. Wilson, to describe what he considered the innate human attraction to nature — incorporates real or simulated natural elements in an effort to promote well-being. It is a quirky, lesser-known cousin of green design, and is concerned more with “speaking to our emotions, our ancient genetic predilections, probably fundamental, for interaction with a natural world.”

Greenhouses on rooftops, "living walls" of plants that improve indoor air quality, design that brings nature indoors. Unlike green design, which focuses on sustainable building practices which conserve energy and protect natural resources, biophilic design is more concerned with appearances and natures relaxing effect.

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