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Recognizing self time as a fundamental human need

In a biophilic year archive

Physical spaces are more than passive backgrounds; they’re active facilitators of the mindsets and activities that compose life, delving deep into humans’ fundamental needs. One of those is self time, a need that restorative design honours.

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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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