Biophilic Design for Memory Care
NEW_TITLE: What I Learned About Memory Care When My Uncle Needed Help (And Why Plants Matter More Than I Thought) I never really thought about what makes a good memory…
Learning to Live with Darkness Again: Why We Need to Stop Lighting Up Everything Outside
When my wife and I first moved into this house back in ’87, the previous owners had installed one of those big security floodlights on the garage. The thing could…
Infusing Natural Biophilic Elements into Everyday Spaces: A Journey of Discovery
# Natural Biophilic Elements: My Journey Bringing the Outdoors Inside I keep thinking about this little cafe I stumbled across during a weekend trip to this coastal town in Oregon…
Crafting a Biophilic Utopia: Where Nature and Design Harmonize
# Dreaming of Cities Where Nature Actually Lives I spend way too much time daydreaming about what cities could actually be like if we stopped pretending that concrete boxes are…
Living Walls That Actually Work: What I’ve Learned About Vertical Gardens in Real Homes
I’ll be honest – when I first heard about “vertical gardens” or “living walls,” I thought it sounded like one of those expensive designer trends that regular homeowners like me…
Creating the Ultimate Biophilic Game Room: Where Nature Meets Play
# The Ultimate Biophilic Game Room: Creating My Nature-Gaming Paradise You know that feeling when you walk into a space and immediately think “wow, I could hang out here forever”?…
Why I’m Obsessed with Libraries That Feel Like Nature (And How They’re Helping My Kids Love Reading Again)
I never thought I’d become the kind of parent who gets excited about library architecture, but here we are. It started when my daughter was struggling with reading focus and…
What I’ve Learned About Bringing Nature Into Industrial Buildings – And Why It Actually Works
When I think about industrial buildings – the factories where I spent my career, warehouses, manufacturing plants – what comes to mind is concrete, steel, exposed pipes. Pure function, nothing…
Building a Backyard Gazebo That Actually Connects Kids (and Parents) to Nature
I never thought I’d become the kind of dad who researches gazebo construction techniques, but here we are. It started when my kids kept asking to build a “secret hideout”…
What I’ve Learned About Bringing Nature Into Public Spaces (And Why It Matters for All of Us)
When my daughter sent me an article about Singapore's approach to urban design a few years back, I figured it would be another one of those feel-good pieces about putting…