Biophilic design brings positive experiences of nature into the built environment — whether in a domestic, work, leisure, healthcare, education or retail setting. Written by proponents, who are also leading expert practitioners, this updated version is a key design guide to biophilia for architects and interior designers. By raising awareness of biophilic design as a strategy to support psychological and physiological wellbeing, Nature Inside illustrates how it can be implemented, across a range of international case studies. It offers a plethora of practical insight and real-world solutions for all designers. Starting with the principles and processes of biophilic design in practice, it showcases a variety of interior spaces — residential, retail, workplace, hospitality, education, healthcare and manufacturing. The final chapter looks ‘outside the walls’, by providing a case study at the campus and city scale, concluding with an essential practical toolkit. Featured projects include: The London home of Kelly Hoppen MBESeesaw Coffee, Beijing, by nota architectsThe Assemblage, New York, by Meyer Davis StudioCentral Library, Calgary, Canada, by SnøhettaBank of America Tower, New York, by COOKFOXTRi Restaurant, Hong Kong, by IBUKU
Format: Hardback
CONTRIBUTORS: William D. Browning
EAN: 9781918216035
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAGES: 304
WEIGHT: 900 g
HEIGHT: 210 mm
PUBLISHED BY: RIBA Publishing
DATE PUBLISHED: 2026-07-01
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GENRE: ARCHITECTURE / Interior Design / General, ARCHITECTURE / Professional Practice, ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design
WIDTH: 210 mm
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Book Themes:
Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design, Architecture: professional practice, Architecture: interior design
William D. Browning co-founded the sustainability consulting firm Terrapin Bright Green. He is a founding board member of the US Green Building Council and an Honorary member of the American Institute of Architects. He received the 2015 American Society of Interior Designers national Design for Humanity award for work in biophilic and green building design. Catherine O. Ryan is associate partner at Terrapin Bright Green and a leading international biophilic design consultant for buildings, landscape and master planning projects. She is co-founder of the Stephen Kellert Biophilic Design Award and has published extensively on biophilic design, including The Economics of Biophilia which was recognised with the Environmental Design Research Association's prestigious Achievement Award.