Biophilia & Design: Why Nature Matters

Sonja Bochart
Sonja Bochart Wellbeing+Design

Biophilic Design fosters human-nature connection in the built environment, which is essential to support human physical and emotional health, creativity, healing and learning rates, productivity, and overall happiness. This engaging and informative session, from an internationally recognized biophilic designer, will provide a comprehensive overview of the history and value of biophilia for social and environmental health, the 6-primary elements and over 70-patterns of biophilic design, the science behind biophilic design and why it matters. and best practices for designing for human-nature connection.