A Brief History of Biophilia and Modern Design

Photo by Noah Buscher on Unsplash The convergence of sustainability and biophilia (the idea that humans have an innate, evolutionarily rooted need to connect with living systems, natural forms, and life-like processes in order to thrive) can be traced to a distinct historical moment in the late twentieth century, when cultural, ecological, and intellectual conditions […]

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