Since humans began transforming natural landscapes 14,000 years ago, it has only been in the last 150 years that modern cities have become common.

As pandemic lock downs, heat waves, air pollution, and smoke from wild fires have confined people to their homes, more now than ever, we begin to realize how much, we as humans, innately seek connections with others and our natural surroundings.

By 2030, it is projected that the majority of the global population will be living in urban areas. With this shift, the need for our designs to reconnect people to an experience of nature becomes not only important for our health and wellbeing but a necessity.

Though urbanization has taken us further from our evolutionary roots and radically changed our relationship with nature, the imprint of wilderness has remained deep within the human psyche.

The innate connections that human beings subconsciously seek with the rest of life is called Biophilia.

Biophilic design has the potential to unlock these subconscious connections and address the universal issue of human health and wellbeing.

With thoughtful design consideration, STUIDO 309 translates cognitive, psychological and physical sciences of Biophilic design to applications within the built environment , providing people opportunities to live and work in restorative spaces with less stress and greater overall health happiness and vitality.