Journal of Biophilic Design Australia
Australia's Leading Resource for Biophilic Design, Healthy Buildings and Nature-Based Design
We're delighted to announce that The Journal of Biophilic Design is now available throughout Australia, making it easier than ever for architects, interior designers, landscape architects, urban planners, healthcare professionals, educators and sustainability specialists to access the latest thinking in Biophilic Design.
Whether you're designing healthier workplaces, hospitals, schools, aged care facilities, public spaces or homes, the Journal brings together leading international research, inspiring projects, expert interviews and practical insights into creating places where people and nature can thrive.
Now Delivered Directly from Australia
Australian customers can now purchase printed journals and subscriptions with local fulfilment across Australia.
By printing and dispatching within Australia, we're able to offer faster delivery, lower environmental impact and a smoother service for readers across the country.
Digital editions and subscriptions are also available, giving immediate access wherever you're based.
What You'll Discover
Every issue explores how Biophilic Design can improve health, wellbeing and sustainability through evidence-based design.
Topics include:
Biophilic architecture
Interior Design
Landscape Architecture
Sustainable and regenerative materials
Environmental psychology
Healthcare design
Workplace wellbeing
Schools and education
Urban design
Climate resilience
Nature-positive design
Product innovation
International case studies
Interviews with leading designers, researchers and practitioners
Our readers include architects, designers, developers, healthcare organisations, universities, local authorities and businesses committed to creating healthier, more resilient built environments.
Join the Growing Australian Biophilic Design Community
As Biophilic Design continues to grow across Australia, we're excited to support a thriving community of professionals working to reconnect people with nature through thoughtful, evidence-based design.
Whether you're looking for inspiration, the latest research or practical solutions, the Journal of Biophilic Design Australia connects you with ideas and projects from around the world, alongside innovations emerging across Australia and the Asia-Pacific region.
Browse our latest issues, purchase individual editions or subscribe today to receive every new issue delivered directly within Australia.
Why Biophilic Design Matters in Australia
Australia is home to some of the world's most extraordinary natural landscapes, from ancient rainforests and bushland to expansive coastlines, wetlands and unique native ecosystems. This rich natural heritage has inspired generations of designers, architects and planners, making Australia an ideal place for the continued growth of Biophilic Design.
As Australia's cities continue to expand and populations grow, the need to create healthier, more sustainable places has never been greater. Biophilic Design offers an evidence-based approach that reconnects people with nature through the built environment, improving wellbeing while supporting biodiversity, climate resilience and regenerative development.
Research from around the world continues to demonstrate that access to nature and nature-inspired spaces can reduce stress, improve cognitive performance, enhance creativity, support recovery in healthcare settings and encourage social connection. Incorporating natural light, planting, water, natural materials, biodiversity and views of nature into buildings and public spaces is increasingly recognised as an essential part of creating places where people can flourish.
These principles are particularly relevant across Australia, where designers are responding to challenges including urban heat, population growth, bushfire resilience, water management and the creation of healthier cities. Nature-based design strategies such as urban greening, green roofs, living walls, regenerative landscapes, biodiversity corridors and passive environmental design are helping communities adapt while creating more resilient places for future generations.
Australia is also home to some of the world's most innovative work in sustainable architecture, landscape architecture and environmental design. Across the country, architects, interior designers, landscape architects, healthcare professionals, educators, developers and local authorities are embracing Biophilic Design to create workplaces that support wellbeing, schools that improve learning, hospitals that promote healing, and public spaces that strengthen connections between people and the natural world.
There is also growing recognition of the value of Indigenous knowledge and Country in shaping more meaningful relationships between people and place. Designing with an understanding of local ecology, seasonal patterns, native planting and cultural connection enriches projects while encouraging a deeper appreciation of Australia's diverse landscapes.
The Journal of Biophilic Design is proud to support this growing movement by bringing together international research, inspiring case studies, innovative products and thought leadership from leading practitioners around the world. Through our Australian edition and local fulfilment, we hope to make the latest knowledge, ideas and practical solutions more accessible to professionals across Australia, helping accelerate the transition towards healthier buildings, regenerative communities and a more nature-positive future.
Join Australia's growing Biophilic Design community. Explore the latest issue, subscribe to receive every edition, or discover evidence-based ideas, inspiring projects and innovative products shaping the future of healthy, regenerative design.
Digital subscription to all current and back issues of the Journal. Read on demand in your own time, day or night, anywhere in the world. Get 3 months' free access if you pay annually. It's only AU$19.95 every other month, or save and buy an annual digital subscription for AU $179.95
Subscription to this year's printed issues. You will be sent a beautiful printed copy of the Journal every other month. PLUS with this DUAL subscription, you also get online access to digital copies of the back issues of the Journal online. Read on demand in your own time, day or night. NOTE this includes Shipping to Australia. Only AU $89.95 every other month, or save and buy an annual subscription for just AU $399.95
Landscapes shape how we experience the world and how well we live within it. In this edition of the Journal of Biophilic Design, we explore the role that landscape plays not only beyond our buildings, but within them too.
One of the most fundamental yet often overlooked aspects of biophilic design is the simple act of looking out of a window. Views to trees, planting, sky, water or wildlife offer more than aesthetic pleasure; they support cognitive restoration, reduce stress and reconnect us to the rhythms of nature. When thoughtfully designed landscapes are visible from the spaces where we live, work, learn and heal, they become part of the interior experience, extending the architecture beyond its walls.
In our urbanised world, the specification of mindful landscapes is also a critical climate strategy. Well-designed planting schemes and green infrastructure can mitigate the urban heat island effect, lowering ambient temperatures and reducing the energy demand of buildings. Vegetation improves air quality by filtering particulates and absorbing pollutants, while healthy soils and biodiverse planting help regulate moisture and support resilient ecosystems. In short, landscapes should not be thought of as purely decoration they are environmental infrastructure that support all aspects of life
This issue brings together inspiring case studies from designers and landscape architects who are demonstrating how these principles can be applied in practice. Members of the British Institute of Interior Design share projects that illustrate how the boundaries between inside and outside can dissolve seamlessly, creating environments where landscape becomes an integral part of daily life. From courtyards and living walls to biodiverse gardens visible from workspaces and care settings, these examples show how exterior landscapes can help regulate indoor temperature, improve comfort and support wellbeing.
We also feature an insightful article from Hoare Lea exploring how planting strategies that attract birds and wildlife can create natural soundscapes, reminding us that nature is not only visual but acoustic. The presence of birdsong and rustling leaves offers an immediate sensory connection to the natural world.
Alongside practical ideas and frameworks for implementing biophilic landscapes, we are delighted to include a special city feature from Nick Grayson outlining the emerging biophilic plan for Birmingham, an ambitious vision for integrating nature at an urban scale.
It is an exciting issue, filled with possibility and practical inspiration. I hope you enjoy exploring it as much as we enjoyed bringing it together.