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A parallel between nature’s colours and materials

In a biophilic year archive

In the natural world, colours and materials are intimately intertwined, forming connections that encompass several dimensions and define the experience of nature in many ways. Noticing such connections is essential to biophilic design and helps shape the experience of the built environment.

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This essay is part of A Biophilic Year Archive, available with the book A Biophilic Year: 365 thoughts on the essence and practice of biophilic design.

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