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We are launching in Australia!

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We are launching in Australia!

Journal of Biophilic Design Launches in Australia with Studio Chintamani at Futurebuild Sydney 2026 with their first formal international territory partnership. Sydney, Australia | 11–13 June 2026

Journal of Biophilic Design is officially launching in Australia through an exclusive partnership with Sydney-based Studio Chintamani, with the launch taking place at Futurebuild Sydney from 11–13 June 2026. Founded in the United Kingdom by Dr Vanessa Champion, the Journal of Biophilic Design has become a leading global voice exploring the relationship between nature, people and the built environment. The expansion into Australia marks a significant milestone in the Journal’s international growth and reflects the increasing global demand for healthier, more nature-connected approaches to architecture, interiors, urbanism and placemaking.

The Australian launch builds on the Journal’s steady and growing presence across Europe and internationally, alongside a rapidly expanding global audience through its podcast, which now reaches more than 40,000 monthly listeners worldwide. The Journal has also developed media partnerships with major international trade shows and design events and was recently shortlisted for a BSME Award for its Art Team, recognising the strength and quality of its editorial and visual storytelling.

As the platform continues to grow, the Journal of Biophilic Design is expanding its international network across research, publishing, marketing, commercial partnerships and business development, helping connect academia, industry and practice through a shared focus on nature-positive design.

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Material Matters Copenhagen returns to #3daysofdesign on 10–12 June. 

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Material Matters Copenhagen returns to #3daysofdesign on 10–12 June. 

Something we're very much looking forward to this week.

Material Matters Copenhagen returns to #3daysofdesign on 10–12 June. 

Nineteen makers, manufacturers and researchers, from Hong Kong to Slovakia, India to Ukraine, gather at Ukraine House, Gammel Dok to explore material intelligence and asl what materials can do, and what they should no longer be asked to do.

For the biophilic approach there's plenty to get excited about. AHEC's immersive Wood for the Trees traces hardwood from forest to finished product across a 140sqm abstract woodland. Aifungi continues its investigation into mycelium-based furniture and lighting. Malai grows bacterial cellulose from coconut processing waste, and Kateha brings 270 years of rug-making heritage rooted in natural fibre.

Elsewhere, rice-husk waste, recycled glass, bio-based adhesives, olive pits and Nordic wood fibre all make an appearance. Material intelligence in the most grounded, tangible sense.

Free to attend. Register via the 3daysofdesign app.

Ukraine House, Gammel Dok, Strandgade 27B, Copenhagen

10–12 June | 10.00–18.00 daily

More at materialmatters.design/copenhagen-fair

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The Natural Biophilic Solution to Health Housing and Climate - Response to the Kings Speech May 2026

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The Natural Biophilic Solution to Health Housing and Climate - Response to the Kings Speech May 2026

The King’s Speech this week placed housing, clean water, energy independence, infrastructure and climate resilience firmly at the centre of the national conversation. For those of us working in and advocating for Biophilic Design, this moment matters deeply, because the ambitions outlined by government cannot truly succeed without a more fundamental shift in how we design places for people and planet.

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Resilience, Reuse and Regenerative design - FUTUREBUILD

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Resilience, Reuse and Regenerative design - FUTUREBUILD

We are also convening a Biophilic Design Masterclass on Placemaking with two of the best brains in Biophilic Design, Oliver Heath and Bill Browning. Plus a panel discussion on Biophilic Design and Resilience with Kirsty Wilman of Rebalance Earth, Luke Engleback of EcoUrbanist and Joanna Yarrow of Human Nature.

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Finding Harmony: a King’s Vision

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Finding Harmony: a King’s Vision

Designers are always searching for ideas that endure — ideas rooted not only in aesthetics, but in how humans live, heal and belong within the natural world. That is why viewing Finding Harmony: A King's Vision matters now. The film brings together decades of thinking from King Charles III about our relationship with nature, communities and the built environment — themes that sit at the heart of biophilic design.

For architects, landscape architects and urban designers, the documentary offers more than a portrait of a monarch’s environmental advocacy. It is, in many ways, a historical record of ideas that anticipated today’s conversations around regenerative design, nature-based solutions and the social value of green space. In a moment when the profession is grappling with climate, wellbeing and how cities must evolve, the film provides context — and a reminder that these principles have deep roots.

Designers should watch it not simply as a documentary, but as a source of hope and inspiration. It shows that reconnecting people, place and nature is not an abstract theory but a lived practice — one that can shape farms, neighbourhoods, prisons, schools and entire communities. At a time when the future can feel uncertain, the film argues that harmony with nature is still possible, and that design has a crucial role in achieving it.

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Futurebuild 2026

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Futurebuild 2026

The Journal of Biophilic Design is proud to be one of 60+ industry-leading organisations, including UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), RIBA, ASBP - Alliance for Sustainable Building Products, and UK Architects Declare, supporting Futurebuild 2026. These influential bodies and associations play an integral role in the Futurebuild Knowledge Programme, delivering 133 hours of CPD-accredited content over 3 days across two conferences and multiple seminar stages.

Futurebuild is the platform where content is curated by the industry for the industry. Immerse yourself in three days of ideas, inspiration, topical discussions and debates on:

Improving design & safety
Tackling rising costs
Meeting ambitious sustainability goals

Find out more and register free CLICK HERE

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A not quite fatal world

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A not quite fatal world

Who would want to live in a world that is not quite fatal?

So said ecologist Paul Shepherd in 1958, and quoted by Rachel Carson in “Silent Spring”. 

The Biophilic Design Conference this year has a theme of Policy, Place, Planet – Biophilic Design for a regenerative future. It has this theme for a reason. 

We are living in a ticking time bomb. Our planet is heating up, our climates are changing all over the world, our food security is at risk, our physical health is challenged not just by lifestyle and town planning but also by air and sound pollution inside and outside of the home and workplace, our crops are sprayed, our bees are dying, we are losing our pollinators, our skies are quieter, our living world is struggling to breathe and we are the culprits.

When I first learnt about Biophilic Design, it seemed to me a concept which if applied globally and on all facets of society we could go some way to reverse the ills we have inflicted onto ourselves and our planet. 

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