Everything You Need to Know About Biophilia

What is Biophilia?

What are your thoughts on the term biophilia? Have you every walked past a a local farm and found yourself snapping photos on your mobile phone? Or had an insatiable itch to visit that botanical garden on the other side of town, even though you may not consider yourself very outdoors-y?

What exactly is biophilia? The theory of biophilia refers to our innate tendency to want to connect with other forms of life. This may be the push that drives you to trek across town to the gardens or offer to take a neighbor’s child to the zoo (we all know it was your idea!)

Biophilic environments can be anything that allows this to happen. It could be a living green wall in your office or landscaping that allows a person to connect with nature.

We all want to feel connected to our surrounding environment. But before you go sprinting into the woods, let’s take a look at everything you need to know about biophilia.

In this article we will cover:

Biophilic environments reduce stress and help people relax, in the office as well as at home.

Multiple writers, pyschologists, and scholars support the benefits of biophilic environments.

Living walls in the UAE are great examples of biophilic design.

Modern architecture is allowing entire cities to incorporate elements of biophilic design.

The term has caught the attention of multiple writers and scholars

Edward O. Wilson wrote a book called Biophilia in 1984. Christopher Marley wrote a book of the same name, which The New York Times notes is an ode to humans’ affection with living things, ‘icky and otherwise.’

The term was first used by psychologist Erich Fromm in 1964. It has come to reflect a methodical approach to landscaping. Landscapers in Dubai have incorporated the approach for years through living green walls and other plant-based attractions. Here at Planters, we’re self-confessed addicts of the term. We’ve built a company around helping clients incorporate living walls in the UAE. In that way, you can consider us scholars of biophilia.

Article was originally published by Planters. Read it here https://www.planters.ae/blog/everything-you-need-to-know-about-biophilia