Biophilic design has become a core part of the green building movement in recent times, but the concept is nothing new. It was developed by a social psychologist known as Eric Fromm in the 1980s. He used the Greek term “Biophilia” which means “love for life” to describe humanity’s biological affinity for other life forms.
It’s an irrefutable fact that the dominant approach to modern urban architecture and the prevalence of technology has altered our relationship with the natural world. Most of us spend 90 per cent of