Green MashUP: the rise of biophilic cities Biophilic cities are different to green cities in which the emphasis is on energy and environmental conservation. In biophilic cities, there is a greater focus on wellbeing and health, celebrating life forms and processes that we as a species have evolved from. Biophilic design takes in the environmental features of the built environment, which can include colour, water, air, sunlight, plants, animals, natural materials, landscapes and geology – natural shapes and forms that can include anything from botanical, animal and shell motifs to architecture that evokes emotion in arches and vaults and domes, and simulation of natural features, extending even to biomorphic art, architecture and design. Biophilic design also includes natural patterns and processes in the landscape, not to mention the historic, cultural, geographic, spiritual, or ecological features of the place. City planners are increasingly taking biophilic principles into account. US city planner Jeff Speck advocates 10 ways to make cities more walkable, which include getting the parking right, encouraging a diversity of uses, making cities more hospitable, cycling and planting more trees.................. youtu.be/Wai4ub90stQ
Posted on: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 03:56:23 +0000
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