A Biophilic Design Guide to Environmentally Sustainable Design Studios

This book explores the challenges of teaching biophilic design within environmentally sustainable design (ESD) education and introduces a new Process Bridging Technique (PBT) to generate sustainable design frameworks that enhance human-nature connectedness. It is based on an educational design research project at the University of Sydney and serves as a practical guide for developing a design framework in architecture education.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 168 pages
Publication date: 07 November 2022
Publisher: Springer Verlag, Singapore

This comprehensive book delves into the intricate challenges of integrating biophilic design principles within environmentally sustainable design (ESD) education. It showcases how design frameworks and success matrices can be effectively utilized within ESD curricula, explores the development of biophilic design frameworks, and demonstrates how design thinking can be leveraged to incorporate biophilic design into ESD education. Furthermore, it introduces the groundbreaking Process Bridging Technique (PBT), a novel approach that enables the generation of sustainable design frameworks capable of meeting the demands of a performance-based approach while simultaneously enhancing human-nature connectedness.

Drawing upon an extensive educational design research project conducted over the past two years at the University of Sydney, this book offers valuable insights into innovative approaches to ESD education. It serves as a practical guide for systematically developing design frameworks that can be effectively applied in architecture education, while also presenting the pioneering PBT developed by the authors.

By examining the current challenges and opportunities in integrating biophilic design into ESD, this book provides a valuable resource for educators, researchers, and professionals seeking to promote sustainable design practices and enhance human well-being through the integration of nature.

Weight: 349g
Dimension: 235 x 155 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9789811944277
Edition number: 1st ed. 2022