Biophilic Design: The Theory, Science, and Practice of Bringing Buildings to Life
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| Rating | : | 4.19 (932 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0470163348 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-05-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Kellert, Heerwagen, and Mador have compiled the wisdom of world-renowned experts to produce this exquisite book; it is must reading for scientists, philosophers, engineers, architects and designers, and-most especially-businesspeople. Written for architects, landscape architects, planners,developers, environmental designers, as well as building owners, Biophilic Design: The Theory, Science, and Practice of Bringing Buildings to Life is a guide to the theory, science, and practice of biophilic design. "When nature inspires our architecture-not just how it looks but how buildings and communities actually function-we will have made great strides as a society. Biophilic Design provides us with tremendous insight into the 'why,' then builds us a road map for what is sure to be the next great design journey of our times." -Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO and Founding Chairman, U.S. Anderson, founder and Chair, Interface, Inc. Twenty-three original and timely essays by world-renowned scientists, designers, and practitioners, including Edward O. * The practice of biophilic design-how to implement biophilic design strategies to create buildings that connect people with nature and provide comfortable and productive places for people, in which they can live, work, a
The second offers a more focused look at health issues and the role of nature. The first provides a theory of biophilic design and offers general guidelines. The most basic step is to improve the availability of natural light. Biophilic Design is an exploration of how we cut ourselves off from nature in the way we design the buildings and neighborhoods where we live and work. "Stephen Kellert, a social ecologist, has spent much of his career thinking and writing about biophilia, the innate human affinity for nature. The book is divided into three parts. Kellert is analyzing the effect of biophilic design on office work productivity, absenteeism, number of sick days. And it's an argument for re-connecting these spaces to the natural world, with plenty of windows, daylight, fre
Mador, a researcher on biophilic design at Yale University, has worked on green building and healthy schools issues, including the passage of LEED legislation in Connecticut. She has authored and delivered numerous articles and lectures on the topics of workplace, biophilia, and the psychological value of space.Martin L. Heerwagen is President of J.H. Stephen R. Kellert is the Tweedy/Ordway Professor of Social Ecology and Co-Director
"Recommending Biophilic Design" according to Cheryl Charles. I finished reading Biophilic Design--having read every chapter--on a recent trip. I think it is one of the most important design books ever written, not just in the decade. Readers should know that this book is not just for architects, builders, designers or city planners. Its rich array of chapters brings the message, with clear and compelling examples, to life for any of us who care about creating spaces and places where nature and culture are in a vibrant, beautiful, and healthy balance. Everyone benefits--from individuals to families to whole communities.. "Back to nature in the built environment." according to Amazon Customer. Quintessential reading for today's architectural considerations.. thorough description of ideas W Boudville The book is upfront about admitting that the scientific validity of this biophilic approach is scanty. It is hard to strictly test the efficacy in a plausible scenario involving controls.But given this caveat, the explanation of biophilic design is thorough. Roughly speaking, it describes how to integrate more of nature into a building or group of buildings. The extensive set of colour plates (which is surely needed in any book on architecture) gives good accompaniment by illustrating the ideas. Depicted are two of Frank Lloyd Wright's buildings from around 50 years ago. But the rest are