Research Themes

Our research has multiple sustainable, environmental, social, cultural, economic and health and wellbeing benefits for our research partners, organisations, and larger communities. We leverage our expertise in four core research themes to deliver impactful outcomes, enabling a sustainable and resilient future.

Biophilia & Biophilic Design

Humans need deep connections with nature for keeping our health and wellbeing intact. On the other hand, nature needs our respect and caring. Embedded in the theory of biophilia – ‘human’s innate affiliation and love of nature’, we use biophilic design to create places that improve the health and wellbeing of both humans and the natural environment.
Based on environmental psychology, ecopsychology, neuroscience and endocrinology, biophilic design integrates elements of nature into architecture and planning of built environments. Biophilic design has quantifiable health and wellbeing benefits and provides a distinct advantage over conventional design practices by recognising the scientific evidence connecting human biology and sustainable design.
We conduct world leading research in design processes, field studies, occupancy evaluation, benchmark case studies, and lab experimentation to validate the impacts of biophilic design.

Human Health and Wellbeing

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Nature’s Law

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Nature’s Health

Healthy natural environments results in healthy people. We investigate oppertunties for ecological restoration and regeneration through a deep analysis of place at the outset of each of our research projects.

Biophilic Urbanism

We explore the benefits of nature in cities, studying whole ecological systems to inform the design principles of future biophilic cities and regions.