Biophilic design : the architecture of life / producer, camera & editor, Bill Finnegan ; written by Stephen Kellert, Bill Finnegan.

Biophilic design is an innovative way of designing the places where we live, work, and learn. People need nature in a deep and fundamental fashion, but we have often designed our cities and suburbs in ways that both degrade the environment and alienate us from nature. The recent trend in green archi...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Bullfrog Films
Other Authors: Finnegan, Bill (Film producer, Screenwriter, Film editor, Cinematographer)
Kellert, Stephen R. (Screenwriter, Narrator)
Miller, Florence (Narrator)
Language:English
French
Language and/or Writing System:
In English with some French subtitled in English ; closed captioning available.
Published: [Oley, Pennsylvania] : [Distributed by] Bullfrog Films, [2012]
Subjects:
Architecture > Environmental aspects.
Architecture > Human factors.
Nature > Psychological aspects.
Organic architecture.
Sustainable architecture.
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - MSU authorized users (Alexander Street)
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (62 min.) : digital, sound, color
Variant Title:
Architecture of life
Format: Electronic Video
Description
Summary:
Biophilic design is an innovative way of designing the places where we live, work, and learn. People need nature in a deep and fundamental fashion, but we have often designed our cities and suburbs in ways that both degrade the environment and alienate us from nature. The recent trend in green architecture has decreased the environmental impact of the built environment, but it has accomplished little in the way of reconnecting us to the natural world, the missing piece in the puzzle of sustainable development. The film features buildings that connect people and nature-- hospitals where patients heal faster, schools where children's test scores are higher, offices where workers are more productive, and communities where people know more of their neighbors and families thrive.
Note:Originally produced by in 2011.
Title from title frames.
Call Number:NA2542.35 .B56 2012
Interest Grade Level:
7 and up.
Credits:Additional camera, Taylor Gentry, Charles Divak, Hilary Byrne, Daniel Shearer ; music, Peter Land, Jaime Garamella.
System Details:Mode of access: World Wide Web.
System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
Participant or Performer:
Narrators, Stephen Kellert, Florence Miller.
Source of Description:
Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed June 4, 2015).