Biophilic Design The Theory, Science and Practice of Bringing Buildings to Life

Name: Biophilic Design The Theory, Science and Practice of Bringing Buildings to Life
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ISBN: 9780470163344

ISBN-10: 0470163348

ISBN-13: 9780470163344

Edition: 2008

Authors: Stephen R. Kellert, Judith Heerwagen, Martin Mador

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Biophilic design is a new approach to sustainable development that incorporates the positive experience of nature into the design of the built environment. The definitive guide to this emerging practice of biophilic design, this book contains original and timely contributions from world-renowned scientists, designers, and practitioners on the theory, science, and practice of biophilic design.

Book details

List price: $100.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/23/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Size: 8.30" wide x 9.30" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 2.442
Language: English

Stephen R. Kellert is Tweedy Ordway Professor Emeritus of Social Ecology at Yale University's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. He is the author of a number of books, including Building for Life: Designing and Understanding the Human-Nature Connection, and the coeditor of Children and Nature: Psychological, Sociocultural, and Evolutionary Foundations (MIT Press).



Preface



Acknowledgments


Prologue: In Retrospect




The Theory of Biophilic Design



Dimensions, Elements, and Attributes of Biophilic Design




The Nature of Human Nature




A Good Place to Settle: Biomimicry, Biophilia, and the Return of Nature's Inspiration to Architecture




Water, Biophilic Design, and the Built Environment




Neuroscience, the Natural Environment, and Building Design




The Science and Benefits of Biophilic Design



Biophilic Theory and Research for Healthcare Design




Nature Contact and Human Health: Building the Evidence Base




Where Windows Become Doors




Restorative Environmental Design: What, When, Where, and for Whom?




Healthy Planet, Healthy Children: Designing Nature into the Daily Spaces of Childhood




Children and the Success of Biophilic Design




The Extinction of Natural Experience in the Built Environment




The Practice of Biophilic Design



Biophilia and Sensory Aesthetics




Evolving an Environmental Aesthetic




The Picture Window: The Problem of Viewing Nature Through Glass




Biophilic Architectural Space




Toward Biophilic Cities: Strategies for Integrating Nature into Urban Design




Green Urbanism: Developing Restorative Urban Biophilia




The Greening of the Brain




Bringing Buildings to Life




Biophilia in Practice: Buildings That Connect People with Nature




Transforming Building Practices Through Biophilic Design




Reflections on Implementing Biophilic Design



Contributors


Image Credits


Index