The Biophilic Blueprint

24/02/2026

🌿 What biophilic or regenerative project has inspired or grounded you lately? A building, landscape, place or initiative that made you pause… breathe… rethink how we live with nature?

Share a photo, a post or link in the comments—and what draws you to the work you have discovered.

Us? We’ve intentionally kept this particular page open for the past week—a grounding practice in itself—on the 'Shangri-La Botanical Gardens and Nature Center', featured in Green Architecture Now! TASCHEN

The work of Lake / Flato includes a visitor centre, an outdoor education centre, classroom pavilions, and bird viewing blinds. It is an interpretative centre for the sites nature ecosystems, and a place for research and study.

The design, enveloped in the natural environment, feels calm, thoughtful and deeply connected to place.

20/02/2026

We might be used to removing, spraying and controlling our gardens. But what if the weeds we overlook could benefit both us and local biodiversity?

In an interview with Samantha Atkinson of Wandering Herbals we explore edible weeds, forgotten knowledge and how reconnecting with the natural world can support wellbeing, a deeper sense of place and a greater care for nature.

It’s an invitation to stay open to new ways of tending our gardens—and ourselves.

🌿 Read the story:
https://www.thebiophilicblueprint.com/living-archive/what-our-grandparents-knew-a-plant-enthusiasts-guide-to-backyard-edible-weeds

We’d love to hear: which weeds have captured your curiosity or which edible weeds do you enjoy?

19/02/2026

🌿 Gently leafing through Architect Koichi Takada's latest book, 'Naturalizing Architecture', is like a breath of fresh air; it offers a hopeful vision for the future of biophilic design.

With projects spanning the globe, stunning photography, detailed plans and immersive imagery, the book transports you to a world where cities and nature exist in harmony.

As Takada says: “Architecture today must respond to ecological constraints, but also offer more than utility. It should inspire, connect and restore balance with nature.”

Sparking imagination and creativity, one can only imagine what the buildings themselves can inspire—perfectly showcasing the power of biophilic design.

🌿 Dive into the full story here—Naturalizing Architecture: Koichi Takada’s Japanese Lens on Nature-Centred Design: https://www.thebiophilicblueprint.com/living-archive/naturalizing-architecture-koichi-takadas-japanese-lens-on-nature-centred-design

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18/02/2026

🌿 We dive deeper into biophilic design in our next newsletter—for architects, designers, planners, employees, healthcare professionals and beyond. We’re excited to share practical insights, fresh thinking and real-world inspiration. Join us. Subscribe: https://www.thebiophilicblueprint.com/

17/02/2026

“Over the past fifty years, it has been clearly established that the ecological and evolutionary richness of Fitzgerald and the surrounding area is a global treasure, with its cultural richness also gaining greater recognition.

While we don’t yet know how to live up to all the responsibilities that entails, at least more of us are now accepting that caring for the area is a major responsibility.”

Following the catastrophic January fires that burned more than 172,000 hectares of the Fitzgerald River National Park, environmental advocate and Gondwana Link CEO Keith Bradby offers a thoughtful reflection not only on loss, but on the land’s history and the enduring need for stewardship.

Dive into Keith’s full reflection and let us know your thoughts in the comments:
https://www.thebiophilicblueprint.com/news/mourning-and-responsibility-keith-bradby-reflects-on-fire-legacy-and-the-future-of-fitzgerald-river-national-park

Cover photo: A honey possum (Tarsipes rostratus) feeding from a ‘toothbrush’ grevillea flower. By Jarvis Smallman.

11/02/2026

Access to nature in cities and urban spaces: luxury or necessity? 🌿

The Biophilic Blueprint spoke with emerging architect Tisha Lad about projects that reveal inequities in biophilic design—and why connecting people with nature should be a fundamental part of the built environment.

We explore Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater and Stefano Boeri’s Bosco Verticale, examining how celebrated designs highlight questions of access, equity and everyday connection with the natural world.

Join the conversation: share your thoughts in the comments or submit a response to the article.

Read "Equity in Biophilic Architecture: Toward Nature as a Human Right":
https://www.thebiophilicblueprint.com/living-archive/equity-in-biophilic-architecture-toward-nature-as-a-human-right

04/02/2026

Choosing regenerative farming over conventional agriculture 🌿 From a 500-square-metre backyard in inner-city Perth to Western Australia’s South West, Ashby and Caitlyn Pither have returned to their childhood farming roots—but not in the conventional way.

Their story shows it’s possible to build a viable farming business while nourishing the land, caring for biodiversity and contributing to the wellbeing of others.

Together as a family, they run Barrabup Organics—reimagining farming as an act of care, and helping their community sleep better, naturally.

Read the story: https://www.thebiophilicblueprint.com/living-archive/growing-calm-a-western-australian-familys-move-from-city-life-to-regenerative-farming

30/01/2026

NEWS: KPMG Australia announced Queensland ocean-restoring climate-tech company Blue Carbon wins Nature Positive Prize in this year’s Challenge—and the People’s Choice Prize.

Blue Carbon designs ocean infrastructure that supports resilient, productive marine industries while actively restoring ocean ecosystems at scale.

“It will help us scale passive, ocean-powered systems that support healthier marine ecosystems while reducing energy demand across ocean industries," CEO of Blue Carbon, Dr Ana Novak said.

CEO of KPMG, Australia, Andrew J Yates said: "Blue Carbon stood out for its novel technology and integration of artificial intelligence to accelerate the monitoring and regeneration of natural systems, moving us closer to a resilient, nature-positive economy.”

Queensland ocean-restoration climate tech company Blue Carbon wins KPMG Nature Positive Prize and People’s Choice Award.

20/01/2026

In the built environment, how often is human health considered in the spaces that are created? 🌿

The Biophilic Blueprint interviewed designer Deanna Girardot who highlights that research shows the design and construction of our built environment significantly influences human wellbeing.

“There is no such thing as a neutral space. Our environments either cause harm—or they allow us to flourish," she says.

Deanna emphasises that as evidence grows, so does the responsibility of those shaping the built environment to design spaces that support human health and wellbeing.

In the interview, we explore how neuroscience, neuroaesthetics and biophilic design intersect—drawing on the research of Bill Browning and Terrapin Bright Green and the 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design, to understand how our bodies respond to the spaces we inhabit.

Read the full interview: https://www.thebiophilicblueprint.com/living-archive/tranquil-spaces-designing-for-the-brain-with-neuroaesthetics-and-biophilic-design

Long before we can name comfort, beauty or unease, our unconscious mind is already responding to the environment around us. That reality, one interior designer argues, demands greater responsibility in how we design the spaces people inhabit every day.

15/01/2026

Could our differences in experience, profession and culture be the key to reimagining what liveability truly means in our cities? And should complex systems ever be solved in isolation?

Liveable Cities Collective is rethinking what makes a city liveable—uniting global changemakers to tackle complex issues with creative solutions.

The Biophilic Blueprintspoke with co-founders Maurice Berger and Raquel Medrano Clemente about why this isn’t a space for endless discussion—it’s a space for radical action.

Together, they’ve created an environment where contrast doesn’t divide—it fuels a shared commitment to creating new possibilities for cities to thrive.

Read the full interview:
https://www.thebiophilicblueprint.com/living-archive/inside-liveable-cities-collective-curiosity-unlocks-radical-action

🌿 Have you attended a Liveable Cities Collective event? What did you take away, learn—or contribute? We’d love to hear your reflections in the comments on the story.

Networking events can often feel hit or miss, leaving us questioning whether they’re worth the effort. Yet a mindset of continual curiosity can guide us toward new opportunities—and perhaps even a place where we truly belong.

12/01/2026

A strong case for Biophilic Design 🌿 Should those who shape our built environments now consider human wellbeing an essential part of design, not optional?

The Biophilic Blueprint spoke with Deanna Girardot, SIDC, interior designer and founder of Tranquil InteriorsLLC about how spaces influence the mind and body through the lens of neuroaesthetics.

“There is no such thing as a neutral space,” says Deanna. “Our environments either cause harm—or they allow us to flourish.”

Deanna shares the science—and why she believes designers who lean into it can create spaces that genuinely support human wellbeing.

Tranquil Spaces: Designing for the Brain with Neuroaesthetics and Biophilic Design. Read the story and share your thoughts: https://www.thebiophilicblueprint.com/living-archive/tranquil-spaces-designing-for-the-brain-with-neuroaesthetics-and-biophilic-design

09/01/2026

The next generation of Architects are boldly reimagining spaces 🌿 and The Biophilic Blueprint™ was thrilled to interview emerging designer, Tisha Lad about why she believes regenerative architecture is the way of the future.

“We're noticing climate change getting worse, people are hating on construction and cities and the urban environment, and how it creates pollution,” Tisha shares.

“My thinking is about how can we design buildings that don’t create more pollution but instead resolves that—so designing more for the environment, nature and more for people."

Central to this conversation is site-responsive architecture—design that listens to place, responds to climate, anticipates natural disasters and honours cultural context.

We explore her prototype project—the Talo Agroforestry Centre in Samoa—as a regenerative framework to reimagine architecture.

🌱 Read the story and share your reflections in the comments of the blog or on LinkedIn: https://www.thebiophilicblueprint.com/living-archive/the-talo-agroforestry-centre-samoa-a-regenerative-vision-of-alive-architecture

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