Biophilia: Not a Passing ‘Trend’ but the Long-Term Future of Architecture and Design Homes, cities, workplaces and hotels intentionally designed to reconnect people with nature are at a major inflection point Biophilic design specifically connects people with the diverse, complex natural world to improve their physical and mental wellbeing. Biophilia is obviously not a new concept: The term was coined by psychologist Erich Fromm in 1964 and made popular by Harvard biologist Edward O. Wilson in the 80s, whose influential book Biophilia posited that if…
