The Barbican Conservatory and Hidden Nature in Brutalist London
# The Barbican Conservatory: Finding Eden in London’s Concrete Jungle I remember the first time someone told me there was a tropical rainforest hidden inside the Barbican Centre. I was…
How Maggies Centres Use Nature to Support Cancer Patients
# How Maggie’s Centres Use Nature to Support Cancer Patients I remember the first time I walked into a Maggie’s Centre. After spending months visiting clients in sterile clinical environments,…
1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge and Biophilic Design in Hospitality
# 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge: When Biophilic Design Actually Gets It Right (Mostly) I’ll be honest, I approach most hotels claiming to be “sustainable” with the same enthusiasm I reserve…
How the Amazon Spheres Brought a Rainforest Into the Office
# How the Amazon Spheres Brought a Rainforest Into the Office I’ve been walking past construction sites my entire career, watching another glass box go up, another sterile corporate campus…
One Central Park Sydney and the Science Behind Patrick Blancs Living Walls
# One Central Park Sydney and the Science Behind Patrick Blanc’s Living Walls I remember the first time I saw images of One Central Park back in 2014. I was…
Why The Edge Amsterdam Is Called the Smartest Green Building on Earth
I’ll be honest, when I first heard about The Edge in Amsterdam being called the “smartest green building on Earth,” I rolled my eyes a bit. You know how these…
Apple Park and the Obsessive Biophilic Vision Behind It
# Apple Park and the Obsessive Biophilic Vision Behind It I’ve walked through corporate campuses that felt like prisons dressed up with a few potted plants and motivational posters. Then…
Bosco Verticale Milan and Why Vertical Forests Actually Work
# Bosco Verticale Milan and Why Vertical Forests Actually Work I’ll be honest, when I first saw photos of Milan’s Bosco Verticale back in 2014, I thought it was a…
Inside Jewel Changi Airport and What Makes It a Biophilic Masterpiece
# Inside Jewel Changi Airport and What Makes It a Biophilic Masterpiece I’ll be honest with you. When I first heard about an airport terminal with a 40-metre waterfall and…
How Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Proved Nature Heals Patients Faster
# How Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Proved Nature Heals Patients Faster I’ve been studying hospital design for fifteen years, and I can tell you that most medical facilities are designed…