“When we see fractals in the built environment, the brain is pre-disposed to process them easily, which lowers our stress response” - Bill Browning
You ever walk out of the office to the smell of fresh cut grass and immediately notice the calming, refreshing, yet stimulating effects of this olfactory experience? This isn't just a weird benefit of leaving work early one day in the middle of the summer. It is an invigorating sensory experience that we should be listening to. Seemingly simple stimuli such as a body of water, a blossoming tree against a blue sky backdrop, or the magical light that occurs during the daily golden hour awakens in us a primal feeling of connectivity. The days of square buildings and soul sucking fluorescent lighting are becoming a thing of the past (why did we ever let them come to be in the first place?). Which is why Biophilic design is an incredibly intriguing field of architecture that I strongly believe will help reunite humanity with nature, especially in the industrialized world.
(and as for that video)
Im not crying you’re crying
~JK
I came across this video while reviewing an article by Carlene Olson on Biophilic Design Benefits Students, Even in Schools with Tight Budgets brought to my attention via linkedin by a professor of mine, Dave Tilley, from UMD-CP.