It was a great honour to present our biophilic landscape design for the campus at Merstham Park School as a specialist practitioner for the UK’s first Biophilic Design Conference. The conference at the Barbican was a live streamed event and brought together key decision makers, interior designers, architects, workplace and business consultants, psychologists, planners, ecologists and landscape architects. It also brought together representatives from the NHS, Department of Education, UK Parliament, leading Blue Chip business, and mental health advocacy bodies. The Merstham School landscape design, lauded by the Department of Education, was presented to highlight the successful implementation of biophilic design and highlight the principles which accompany it. Please click here to see the project page.
All speakers shared best practice, challenges, ideas and inspired each other with evidence and examples of outstanding design. It was a wonderful event to celebrate what is possible with the right vision, expertise and will. The event was superbly organised by Vanessa Champion of the Biophilic Design Journal. Please click here for a link to the event.