Singapore is one of the most prominent examples of Urban Sustainability through new technologies, research and development. It is also one of the few countries where the government is actively supporting science and innovation in order to inform the practice of urban design and solve urban living issues. The Urban Sustainability R&D Congress is organized Read More
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Window View and the Brain – study results
Most people in Asian biggest metropolitan areas live above the ground in multi-storey buildings. Here in Singapore residential blocks can reach up to 50+ floors! Developers try to fit as many housing units on small plots of lands without the consideration of what will be the view from the window. Well, maybe it is about Read More
NeuroLandscape @ IFLA World Congress
Yesterday marks the end of the 2 day IFLA World Congress 2018. Here at NeuroLandscape, we can’t wait to update everyone with all the exciting events that happened over the 2 days. There will be more detailed spotlights in the weeks to come, but here is a quick glimpse of NeuroLandscape @IFLA. The IFLA Congress 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
This is Your Brain on Nature
Many overlaps with what we’re doing here at NeuroLandscape: EEG, nature, mental health, Frederick Law Olmsted, Singapore.”When we spend time in green space, there is something profound going on.”https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2016/01/call-to-wild/
Amazon Unveils Biophilic Workspace
Would you like to work in a place like this?Amazon has unveiled its newest workplace that’s all about the biophilia. The structure calls to mind the domed gardens at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore, but this is a place for brainstorming and meetings instead of tourism.“We need to overcome this sense that you should Read More