What is Biophilic Design?

Biophilic design stems from biophilia, the urge to affiliate with other forms of life.

Biophilic design stems from biophilia, the urge to affiliate with other forms of life. According to biologist Edward O. Wilson, biophilia is the innately emotional affiliation of human beings to other living organisms, an instinctive bond that exists between humans and nature.

Biophilic design is a creative and transformative design theory in which nature is merged with architecture to transform urban spaces and the built environment. It creates enchanted gardens and plant-filled spaces with the positive goal of harmonizing architecture, nature and humanity.

By bringing the outdoor, natural world into the built environment, humans experience positive economic, psychological and physiological benefits.