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#Biophilia in architecture: “Our preferences for fractals are set before our third birthdays, suggesting that our visual system is tuned to better process these patterns that are highly prevalent in nature.” around.uoregon.edu/content/study-…
Order and hierarchy (fractal) vs. The Linear and Chaotic.
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Enjoying this @WELLcertified webinar today w/ @wef's @alicecharles & @Biomimicry38's Nicole Hagerman Miller. Some great topics being covered relative to #biomimicry, #biophilia, & the #pandemic. Some previous articles I've written related to these topics include... 1/
This piece on the false dualism between humans & nature, & its impact on sustainability: linkedin.com/pulse/recogniz…, ... 2/
This piece on the value of nature, or the non-human built world: evonomics.com/if-we-say-natu…, ... 3/
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1/3: I need to add @julia_watson_'s book to my list. Indigenous technologies are often forms of #biomimicry that are already tried and true. Could even view adapting forms of indigenous technologies as a type of biomimicry itself. #builtenvironment

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2/3: I bet one could also view contextual applications of Lo-TEK as an outcome of, or partially constrained by, indigenous communities unknowing applications of Elinor #Ostrom's 8 principles in their efforts to protect local "commons" for the long term good of the communities.
3/3: That would be an interesting set of studies, knowing that our contemporary environments often unwittingly work against these principles (also divorcing of from the rest of the natural world in the process).

#Ostrom #biomimicry #biophilia #builtenvironment
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1/9: A few years ago I picked this book by @LyandaHaupt up in the bookshop haven of Hay-on-Wye in southeast Wales, but have only just now read it. For me the author really hit home how #Darwin was able to construct the theory of evolution, arguably...

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2/9: one of the most important scientific theories we have, through extensive observations of the “natural” world. While some degree of modest experimentation was involved (though that too was rooted in nature) it was his meticulous observations of nature,...
3/9: his closeness to nature, that inspired his vision of the tree of life and the mechanistic details of evolution. It’s also what led him to the realization that humans aren’t separate from the natural world.

This realization also contributed to...
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When you are a rural samurai in need of a proper entrance gate for your house and gardens, but you can not afford to build one cooler than your
neighbor's thatched one: grow it by planting Yew Pines (Podocarpus macrophyllus). With minimal care they will live for many centuries.
Growing your own architecture is the ultimate in #LowTimePreference #Biophilia #Topiary
Another popular form of living gate in central and northern Japan is the "Monkaburi", usually a Japanese Black Pine (黒松). You can grow them from scratch or buy from specialist gardeners.
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1/ In case we needed more reasons for building better cities, the evidence is growing that #mentalhealth is significantly affected by #urbanplanning and #urbandesign ... whether for the better or the worse is up to us ...
2/ Exposure to natural light is linked to better sleep, reduced stress, and better work/school performance bit.ly/2ORgMiw. A well-designed city ensures access to natural light on sidewalks, in public spaces, and inside homes and offices.
3/ Boring streetscapes, with monotonous, feature-less facades and lack of sensory stimulation, can increase sadness, addiction and disease-related stress bit.ly/2OWX5WD
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