Tens of thousands of young people from around the world came together and called on the UNCRC to make clean air a right for all children, helping to protect children from the devastating impacts that air pollution has on their health and wellbeing. To become visual, elements have to be designed. Those which are visible by nature, need design even more. Working very closely with the Friends of Tregoniggie Woodland (FoTW), the team undertook some tree works. We have cleared an area of non-native trees now forms an open glade. More appropriate species of trees have been planted as replacements. In addition, selected grassland areas have been renovated and re-seeded to improve the floral diversity. Want to see more good in the world? Us too. Hubbub is an environmental charity that’s all about inspiring action that’s good for the environment and for everyone. We bring businesses, organisations, local authorities and community groups together to create campaigns that make it easier and more possible for all of us to make choices that are good for the environment. Young people can explore a virtual city split into zones themed around cars, space, vertical farming, and planes; interacting with characters to learn about engineering careers, accessing videos from real-life engineers, and testing their problem-solving skills in engineering themed games.

We will share our insights and experiences with a talk entitled 'Placing Sustainability At The Heart Of Your School Strategy'. Meaning: Provide places to use and explore how nature brings meaning to life. How nature appears in songs and stories, poems and art. Provide spaces to celebrate nature. Since this is a phone, you won’t be able to just switch to a different tab and keep yourself busy with something else. Still, you have to know what exactly is happening and why it is important. The first project transformed the A391 into a stunning town gateway. A ‘river of wildflowers’ perfect for pollinators runs along the road verges. The accompanying animation continues this theme, with a funny plot involving what looks like a hunter (but might be something quite different) and a disturbing amount of anatomical detail in portraying the action that inspires the beer's name. Lessons learnedWe pass knowledge and multiply it. This is called collective thinking and it has writing in its core.

Modern illustration and photography is not the only way to bring nature into our designs. Standing on the shoulders of giants, and incorporating the great art of the past, can often be a fruitful avenue to explore. Enter the Indigo Awards 2022This is how we mimic and evoke a feeling of nature, using natural materials, colours, textures, patterns and different technologies.

For a host of different reasons wildlife is gradually being lost from towns. We need to provide homes for our bugs, birds and other wild creatures, just as we do for people. This is how we create spaces that are exciting, energising and stimulating, as well as spaces that are calming and relaxing. Aspects of this include the integration of parts into wholes, transitional spaces, mobility and wayfinding. Pupils learn better in natural light, patients recuperate faster and with less medication when they can see nature, and there is evidence that it improves productivity, creativity and engagement in offices. Biophilic design is an evidence-based approach and one that far too few architects and designers know of or learn about when studying.” Wildlife is not the only focus of the project. The project has improve access and understanding through signage, seating, paths and ‘natural play’ opportunities. Birmingham is about to approve a plan to join Cities With Nature, a worldwide initiative to support cities working to create a sustainable urban environment, says Grayson. “Because the council is starting to understand nature’s true value and build that into its decision-making – it’s not just cutting the grass!”

UX writing is a process of creating copy for user interfaces. Some of you might be surprised to see writing listed among the fundamental aspects of interface design. However, writing is the most important accomplishment in human history. We are surrounded by products that are just the recreation of someone’s ideas. Sometimes those ideas are centuries old. Ideas travel by words. Toilet problems or not. With happier, healthier and more productive people as a net effect of biophilic design, isn’t it time we open our doors to nature? The Making Space for Nature team has been working with Liskeard Town Council, Liskeard Together and Cornwall Councillors to agree works The Bat Conservation Trust, like Green&Blue, envisions “a world rich in wildlife where bats and people can thrive together.” Biodiversity exists everywhere, even the smallest urban green spaces provide essential habitats for the most minute of species. If we manage to link those small spaces together, then the potential increases. Fortunately, we are seeing projects emerging in cities around the world that demonstrate the possibilities.

I would support the notion that people are drawn to "design inspired by nature". We have to consider what "inspired by nature" means. The notion that chrome furniture is somehow "unnatural", common among us natural builder types, in my view is diminution of nature, which manifests in amazing splendor. Look for instance, at these unaltered photographs of water: http://www.naturebeingart.org/galleries/water/ Sam Peters and Deborah Spencer are the husband and wife team behind Planted, a zero-waste biophilic design event launched in 2020 to reconnect people and spaces with nature. As well as talks and installations, Planted showcases sustainable products and furniture. Besides the beautiful craft furniture by designer companies, there are bright ideas for the future such as water systems that encourage plants to thrive on available walls and surfaces and tiles which mimic natural stone, their textured surfaces providing homes for moss and insects. “Through peer-reviewed, evidence-based research, biophilic design enables us to build a commercial case and demonstrate to business leaders that enabling their workforce to access nature makes total business sense,” says Peters.Malik hopes that it will not only helps local communities to re-use water, but also create a more sustainable manufacturing process. She says the project could more accurately be described as “bio-integrated”— a mix of using bio-materials and biomimicry. Francis says that we need to “anticipate a cycle of regeneration of a city over a period of decades” which will be “less resource intensive”. “And if it won’t last very long,” he says, “it needs to be sustainable from the start”.