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A Biophilic Pattern Language for Cities

Creating Healthy Urban Environments

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  • © 2022

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Authors:
  1. Phillip B. Roӧs

    1. School of Architecture and Built Env, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia

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  • Provides a sustainable design and planning method for biophilic cities
  • Aligns the four domains of Integral Sustainable Design with the Sustainable Development Goals
  • Offers a paradigmatic guide for the planning and design of our future cities

Part of the book series: Sustainable Urban Futures (SUF)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. A Biophilic Pattern Language for Cities

    • Phillip B. Roӧs
    Pages 1-11

  3. Beyond Sustainability: An Integral Framework

    • Phillip B. Roӧs
    Pages 13-22

  4. Direct Experience of Nature [Pattern 1]

    • Phillip B. Roӧs
    Pages 23-37

  5. Indirect Experience of Nature [Pattern 2]

    • Phillip B. Roӧs
    Pages 39-51

  6. Experience of Place, Space and Attachment [Pattern 3]

    • Phillip B. Roӧs
    Pages 53-67

  7. Nature Patterns, Processes and Systems [Pattern 4]

    • Phillip B. Roӧs
    Pages 69-82

  8. Embracing Biophilia: The Pathway to a Regenerative-Adaptive and Resilient Future

    • Phillip B. Roӧs
    Pages 83-94

  9. A Case Study: The Biophilic Corridor

    • Phillip B. Roӧs
    Pages 95-109

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 111-114
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About this book

This book presents a holistic integral sustainable design and planning method embedded in the hypothesis of biophilia, our innate connection to nature, used as a platform to chart a biophilic pattern language framework. In A Biophilic Pattern Language for Cities, the author positioned the innate human-nature connection as critical in biophilic design and sustainable city planning solutions.

Reviews

“In this powerful book, Roös revisits and creatively reinvigorates the ground-breaking pattern language work of Christopher Alexander a half-century ago. This new design imperative moves nature from something simply desirable to something absolutely essential to a flourishing urban life and to achieving a sustainable future.” (Timothy Beatley, PhD, Teresa Heinz Professor of Sustainable Communities, School of Architecture, University of Virginia)

“Roös branches out in his own original direction, applying patterns in a holistic manner tied directly to natural systems. His work thus complements other recent work on Biophilia and Patterns.” (Nikos A. Salingaros, PhD, Professor of Mathematics and Architecture at the University of Texas at San Antonio)

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Architecture and Built Env, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia

    Phillip B. Roӧs

About the author

Dr Phillip B. Roös is an academic and architect, designer, artist, writer and philosopher. His work spans a transdisciplinary discourse in the convergence of design, science, art, philosophy and environmental research. Deeply embedded in ecological consciousness, he investigates our innate affiliation to Nature – biophilia – through analysing the phenomena of living structures. His practice is positioned at the intersections of rigorous academic scholarship and applied real-world projects. As a transdisciplinary practitioner, he investigates questions of human consciousness as well as global social and environmental issues. He currently holds the position of Associate Professor in Architecture - Ecological Design at the School of Architecture and Built Environment and is the Director of the Deakin Biophilia Lab, Deakin University.

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