CLIMATE CHANGE

227 pages exploring how we can design for a warmer, changing world.

Architecture. Interiors. Cities. Materials. Science. Plants. Wellbeing.

Climate change is no longer a distant environmental issue. It is changing the places where we live, work, learn and heal.

Issue 21 of the Journal of Biophilic Design asks what happens when we put nature at the heart of the response.

Inside this issue:

COOLING A WARMING WORLD
How biophilic and climate-responsive design can help cool buildings and cities, reduce energy demand and create healthier places.

BIOPHILIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE
New thinking about the relationship between human–nature connection, behaviour, resilience and regenerative futures.

A NEW CLASSIFICATION FOR BIOPHILIC ARCHITECTURE
Explore Mimetic, Applied and Organic Biophilic Architecture — and why the distinction matters for the future of design.

THE SCIENCE BEHIND BIOPHILIC DESIGN
What does the evidence actually tell us?

CLIMATE-CONSCIOUS INTERIORS
Materials, longevity, reuse and the choices designers can make to reduce environmental impact.

MUD BRICK
What traditional building techniques can teach us about resilience in a changing climate.

LIVING WALLS & PLANTS
How vegetation can help mitigate heat, support biodiversity and improve the environments we inhabit.

NATURE AS INFRASTRUCTURE
Why trees, wetlands, green roofs and biodiverse landscapes need to be treated as essential infrastructure — not decoration.

Then:

227 pages | Research | Projects | Case studies | Science | Design | Ideas

Digital edition £4.99