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Retaining the heritage of natural materials

In a biophilic year archive

A natural material comes from somewhere, shaped over long processes in a particular place. Using it with that origin in mind keeps a thread to its heritage alive, and lends the space a depth beyond the surface.

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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.