Connect with nature
Design approaches that integrate natural systems, ecological principles, and biophilic elements into built environments.
This topic explores how designers create spaces that foster meaningful interaction between people and the natural world. Projects range from architectural interventions that incorporate living systems to environments designed around ecological regeneration and indigenous landscape principles.
The community examines biophilic design strategies, nature-based retreats, observatories, and healing spaces that prioritize reconnection with natural rhythms and environmental stewardship through thoughtful spatial design.
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View all 32 journalsMuseum of Natural History: A Stepped Landform That Bows to Delhi's Heritage Sightlines
Manisha Nimesh's thesis turns a museum into an extruded landform, where a continuous ramp threads galleries, courtyards and heritage views into one walk.
LINEA VIVA
Connecting nature,culture and life through modular sustainability
be-NATIVE: Healing Architecture Rooted in Kakadu's Indigenous Landscape
A shortlisted competition entry reimagines tourism in Kakadu National Park as a participatory journey through indigenous knowledge and biophilic design.
Tying Up the Nature: A Biophilic Sanctuary for Oslo's Low-Light Winters
A runner-up Solarium entry uses adjustable louvers, a central garden house, and continuous ramp circulation to fuse wellness with Nordic daylight.