24th June 2020 9:00 AM Singapore Standard Time. Daily contact with nature is vital for supporting the mental health and well-being of children and young people. Join the International School Grounds Alliance and the Children & Nature Network for this webinar that will focus on how school grounds can be designed and used to support Read More
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Our Brain On Perspectives by IMAGINE CITIES | 23rd June 2020
23 June, 6PM MST In Yuval Harari’s book Home Deus, he states that the greatest leaps in human progress were not simply the result of individual acts. Instead, the greatest leaps have been the result of our ability as a species to cooperate in large numbers. Join us for an insightful conversation about how breakthroughs in Read More
RIVER. A powerful landscape component restoring the human nervous system.
The more we know about the interactions between the landscape and human nervous system the better we can plan and design our living environments to serve our health. With water being the essential component of any form of life, it is not surprising that it also influence our psychophysiological response, even if we are just Read More
A landscape architect’s experience of Chelsea Flower Show 2018 (PART_4)
These three very special gardens of the Chelseas Flower Show 2018, were featured this year on the NeuroLandscape blog: Feel good garden Morgan Stanley garden Lemon Tree Garden They are a great source of information and inspiration on how to create healthy space through the landscape design, right selection of plants, materials, textures and shapes. Read More
NeuroURBANISM, NeuroARCHITECTURE, NeuroLANDSCAPE!
Many aspects of our lives are far more interlinked than we normally imagine. Breakthroughs in neuroscience have made these links even more sensible than ever. Read more at the practical design and construction site Houzz, how nouroarchitecture can look like in practice. Photo credits: #Houzz
My Favorite Garden of Chelsea Flower Show 2018 (PART_2)
At the Chelsea Flower Show 2018 my number one garden was designed to raise awareness of the NSPCC’s work – UK’s leading children’s charity, preventing abuse and helping those affected to recover. The Morgan Stanley Garden’s design is a metaphor for the emotional transformation of the child who experiences the positive influence of the NSPCC’s work. At the same Read More
Gardens for Mental Health – Lessons from Chelsea Flower Show 2018 (PART_1)
Design Well, Live Healthy Being around trees, shrubs and other plants improves people’s mental health and give us more positive outlook onto our lives. Spending time outside every day, decreases the risk of being depressed or stressed, and thus burden on our mental health is greatly reduced. The power of plants for our physical and mental wellbeing is Read More
Contemplative Landscape Model featured in a book!
The Contemplative Landscape Model (CLM) was developed by our scientists to measure and define the subjectivity in landscape aesthetics. Utilizing 7 categories to rank any given landscape view. What’s considered as aesthetic is often instinctual, yet what makes it so often overlooked. Take a look outside and you’ll see how easy it is for the CLM Read More
Cities of the Future
“By 2050, about three-quarters of the world’s population will live in cities.”All the more reason to investigate the importance of green spaces in urban areas to help keep these future inhabitants as healthy as possible.”To keep cities green is the challenge of future cities.”And we are prepared to contribute to this challenge!https://news.nationalgeographic.com/energy/2015/12/151212-your-shot-future-cities-pictures/
Contemplative Spaces: New Approaches in Design Research
GRAPHIC BY GIUSEPPINA ASCIONEWe’re working towards taking care of outdoor spaces. Good to see others on the same track with indoor spaces. We can’t spend all our time outdoors after all…or can we? ^_^We also appreciate how mindfulness can be summed up in the form of a tree. Extra points!https://www.neuroarchitectura.com/articles/2016/5/9/contemplative-spaces-towards-a-new-design-approach