Biophilicly Designing Everywhere
Improving lives wherever it's used
Improving lives wherever it's used
Overbury, Conroy, and Marks’ findings will not come as much of a surprise to anyone familiar with the research on biophilic design and on humans’ affinity for natural spaces. The Overbury-lead group reports that their literature review determined that “Open water swimming may lead to improvements in mood and wellbeing, reductions in mental distress symptomatology, and was experienced as a positive, enriching process for many.
Design can support learning (and remembering!) new material, whether we’re at work, at school, or somewhere else entirely. Using in practice what neuroscientists have unearthed makes “lessons” more productive and positive educational outcomes more likely.
The design of spaces and of objects have a big influence on what we eat and whether an eating situation is one we want to repeat. The findings of design-related neuroscience studies indicate how during-eating circumstances can encourage healthy food choices and increase restaurant traffic, for example.
The neuroscience research is consistent: design needs to support green leafy indoor plants in whatever ways it can—places where plants can live healthy lives, visible to many, have powerful effects on what goes on in our heads.
Engineering "natural" experiences
Kousi, Halkias, and Kokkinaki evaluated how mood evoked in buying situations influences purchase decisions made.
Pazhoohi, Gojamgunde, and Kingstone probed humans’ preferred interaction distances with both people and robots.
Tang and teammates set out to learn more about using natural elements in workplaces.
Niza and associates investigated the conditions under which sick building syndrome is most likely to occur.