Happy Reading Week!
We have postponed the due date for Assignment Two until Thursday, March 9 so you can focus on reading and relaxing this week. As part of this, please be sure to read 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design by the next time we meet.
In addition, with the midterm behind you, this is an excellent time to post any questions you may have about the first half of the term’s lectures or readings here, either below or on the relevant week.
I have always thought that there may be a problem in biophilic design. Should we just design for the sake of pleasing human subconscious drive? Can a design aim for reframing people’s thinking? At the end, human mind has a substantial conscious element in it. Biophilic design is a good guiding point but our creativity shouldn’t be framed by this concept too much. Only time will tell if a design is good or not.
I have always thought that there may be a problem in biophilic design. Should we just design for pleasing human subconscious drive? Can a design aim for reframing people’s thinking? At the end, the human mind has a substantial conscious element in it. Biophilic design is a good guiding point but our creativity shouldn’t be framed by this concept too much. Only time will tell if a design is good or not.
The reading of this week,14 Patterns of Biophilic Design, is an interesting piece to read. It gave me new perspectives in reading elements in architecture designs and helped deepen my understanding of the relationship between stress reduction and build environments. It also inspired my group to incorporate some patterns of biophilic design in the urban forest plan. For example, we integrated a prospect area and a refuge area on our urban forest site to support the health and well-being of our user groups. The prospect area will help reduce stress and improve comfort by creating an open and freeing space; while the refuge area will provide a sense of retreat to enhance concentration and aid in mental restoration.