For most of us, cities have become the natural habitat. But according to researchers Daniel Longman and Colin Shaw, our ...

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We’re not living in a natural outcome of human needs and behavior. The built environment as we know it—buildings and the spaces between—does direct damage to our minds. Land use planning has had ...

The Emilio Ambasz-designed ACROS Fukuoka in Fukuoka City, Japan, 1990. (I. Watanabe/Courtesy MoMA) Established with a gift from the Legacy Emilio Ambasz Foundation (LEAF), the institute will enable ...

When one thinks about a diverse environment, indoor areas usually don’t come to mind. However, indoor environments are ripe for microorganisms, which can enter on humans and via exchanges with outdoor ...

This section focuses on how a comprehensive plan can be used to provide opportunities for active living through deliberate planning policies and regulatory tools for parks, trails and open space.

This post was co-authored with Adam Weinberger, Ph.D. Scientists, philosophers, and designers have long tried to understand the impact of our surrounding environment on our psychological states.

“Northwest Enterprise: Working in the Northwest” and “Northwest Eden: Trees, Plants and Gardens of the Northwest” can be seen through June in Lynnwood. The Lynnwood Convention Center’s gallery is ...

Biophilic Leadership Summit presentations ranged from explorations of built projects to research on the health benefits of proximity to trees. (Foster Branding) Biologist E.O. Wilson used the term ...

This post was co-authored with Adam Weinberger, Ph.D. Scientists, philosophers, and designers have long tried to understand the impact of our surrounding environment on our psychological states.