My research assistant called me panicked last week about her West Elm purchase. “Patricia, this bookshelf I just bought reeks of chemicals and the receipt says it’s eco-friendly – what’s…
Just this morning, I was flipping through photos of the Riverside Community Centre project from last year, and honestly, I got a little emotional. Not because it was particularly groundbreaking…
I spent a week in Copenhagen studying how the city integrated biophilic principles at urban scale. Streets designed with cycling paths and water views. Parks accessible from every neighborhood. Buildings…
Walking through Williamsburg last Thursday, I stumbled into Roberto's workshop completely by accident. I'd been hunting for a decent cup of coffee when the sound of hand planes and the…
My neighbour Maria stopped by yesterday to borrow my orbital sander, and she ended up staying for three hours just sitting in my living room. "I don't know what it…
Standing in the middle of Patagonia's flagship store in SoHo last Tuesday, I had one of those moments where everything just clicks. You know when you walk into a space…
My neighbour Sarah called me last Tuesday night, completely exasperated. She'd been furniture shopping for three weeks, trying to furnish her new apartment with pieces that wouldn't poison her family…
As biophilic design continues to grow as a topic of conversation regarding the physical space that humans occupy, the majority of the conversation focuses on the visual aspects of design…
The blueprints scattered across my kitchen table aren't for another client project – they're sketches for a community garden pavilion that's been keeping me up nights. I've been wrestling with…
I have been designing hospitality spaces for over ten years, and there is a recurring pattern: hotels and resorts that incorporate biophilic design into their strategies, and do it intentionally,…