Treasuring the authenticity of real natural elements
Biophilic spaces layer real nature with references to it, and the two are not interchangeable. What the real element brings, its local identity, its true materiality, no reference can quite reproduce.
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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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