Originally produced in 2011. Special features (access using a PC or MAC): viewer's guide and film locations. Christopher Andrews, Tim Beatley, Alan Bell, Patrick Berger, Kent Bloomer, Lennart Bogren, Bill Browning, Carrington Conerly, Richard Cook, Judy Corbett, Pliny Fisk III, Ted Flato, Bob Fox, Jan Freitas-Nichols, Howard Frumkin, Trevor Garnham, Anna Grady, Ann Greenamyre, Bert Gregory, Marsha Guerrero, Beth Hadi, Bob Harris, Judith Heerwagen, Grant Hildebrand, Michael Hoke, Buddy Huffaker, Marleen Kaptein, Greg Kats, DeAnna Lawson, Richard Louv, Stefen Lundin, Clare Cooper Marcus, Rick Mattila, Bill McDonough, Jason McLennan, Corin Mellor, Jennifer Mitchell, Nina Moiseiwitsch, Paul Murray, Ed Nagelkirk, Michael Nichols, Stacy Nicholson, David Orr, Margaret Pennock, Tom Phillips, Martha Platt, Anthony Ravitz, Karen Salsbury, David Sellers, Diana Sevelin, James Gustave Speth, Kate Stephenson, Matt Sullivan, Anthony Sutcliffe, Mike Taylor, Toni Torres, Roger Ulrich, Gail Vittori, Martin Werminghausen, Carolyn West, Edward O. Wilson.
Summary:
Biophilic design is an innovative way of designing the places where we live, work, and learn. People need nature in a deep and fundamental fashion, but we have often designed our cities and suburbs in ways that both degrade the environment and alienate us from nature. The recent trend in green architecture has decreased the environmental impact of the built environment, but it has accomplished little in the way of reconnecting us to the natural world, the missing piece in the puzzle of sustainable development. The film features buildings that connect people and nature-- hospitals where patients heal faster, schools where children's test scores are higher, offices where workers are more productive, and communities where people know more of their neighbors and families thrive.
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