Confessions of a Young Designer: Biophilia!

Biophilia: An appreciation of life and the living world; an innate love for the natural world, supposed to be felt universally by humankind;The biophilia hypothesis suggests that there is an instinctive bond between human beings and other living systems

I am currently reading a book called "The Biophilia Hypothesis" for my sustainability minor. As stated above, its basically the connection between humans and nature, our need and appreciation for our environment. There are so many studies that show how important our interaction with nature is. Creating better moods, overall just feeling good, psychological benefits, reduced stress and so much more. Using nature in design is pretty much a "duh" concept in my opinion. This can include having plants and natural day light within a space, using natural materials that are overall better for our health, being conscious of everything's life cycle as well as being aware of the site you build on. These aspects and so much more can easily be implemented and NEED to be incorporated in design in order to turn our world around and show some concern about our current depletion and destruction being done to our environment.

On a lighter note! I wanted to share some pictures on how people have integrated the built environment with nature!