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Biophilic design in architecture and its contributions to health, well-being, and sustainability: A critical review

open access: yesFrontiers of Architectural Research, 2022
In the last ten years, ‘nature’ and biophilic design have received widespread attention in architecture, especially in response to growing environmental challenges. However, open questions and controversies remain regarding conceptualizing and addressing
Weijie Zhong   +2 more
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Elements of Biophilic Design Increase Visual Attention in Preschoolers

open access: yesBuildings, 2023
Biophilic design increases attention among adults, but little is known about the influence of biophilic design on attention in childhood. We assessed visual attention in 4–5-year-old children as a function of high and low degrees of biophilic design.
Roberta Fadda   +3 more
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Exploring biophilic building designs to promote wellbeing and stimulate inspiration. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE
Biophilic designs aim to promote health and wellbeing by incorporating nature-based features into internal and external built environments. Three theories have previously been proposed (i.e., Recovery, Attention Restoration, Refuge, and Prospect ...
Yangang Xing   +6 more
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Outcomes of Biophilic Design for Schools

open access: yesArchitecture
Biophilia is the theory that humans are innately connected to nature. As a basis for forming built space, biophilic design has been proven to reduce stress, improve cognition and enhance mood—it makes us happier.
William Browning, Jim Determan
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The Creativity in the Design of Hospital Inpatient Rooms with Biophilic Criteria [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2023
The inpatient room in hospital facilities has rules and standards but should be optimized with a creative spatial design approach, such as biophilic principles.
Simarmata Andriano
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Integrating the 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design into the convenience and comfort of apartments in Ho Chi Minh City [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2023
Biophilic architecture is a growing field that seeks to create sustainable and healthy buildings that are in harmony with nature. Biophilic applications are expanding, where people are the center of design.
Nguyen Van Tin
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Classification of Biophilic Buildings as Sustainable Environments

open access: yesBuildings, 2022
Biophilic design approach aims at creating favorable conditions for humans in various types of anthropogenic environments, while at the same time restoring broken human–nature connection.
Indre Grazuleviciute-Vileniske   +2 more
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Biophilic design frameworks: A review of structure, development techniques and their compatibility with LEED sustainable design criteria

open access: yesCleaner Production Letters, 2023
Environmentally sustainable design approach is characterised using design frameworks, a pre-determined set of criteria guiding designs to achieve sustainability provided in way of. green building rating tools.
Niranjika Wijesooriya   +2 more
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Activating biophilic design patterns as a sustainable landscape approach

open access: yesJournal of Engineering and Applied Science, 2021
Biophilic design elements are found around us in many landscape elements while we do not perceive them as biophilic design patterns. By developing our understanding of biophilic design as a phenomenon, we could discover simple ways to utilize landscape ...
Sahar Ismail Mohamed Abdel Hady
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Colour, Light, and Materiality: Biophilic Interior Design Presence in Research and Practice

open access: yesInteriority, 2022
The biophilic design hypothesis uses nature-based environmental design for optimising people’s health and well-being. Stephen Kellert in 2008 developed a list of biophilic attributes that was further refined in the Biophilic Interior Design Matrix (BID-M)
Beth McGee, Nam-Kyu Park
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