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Designing cities to awaken big-picture perspectives

In a biophilic year archive

Cities keep their dependence on nature well out of sight, the water and air and soil that hold them up. Urban design can do the opposite, arranging cities so their residents feel that larger reliance again.

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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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