NonA Weekly: ARCHITECTURE FOR WELL-BEING 🏛️
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Hey there, design enthusiasts! 🤩
The remarkable interplay between architecture 🏛️ and well-being 😊 is transformative, offering an insight into the power of design 📐 in shaping our mental 🧠 and physical 💪 health. Far from being a mere aesthetic pursuit, architecture becomes a vital tool 🔨 for enhancing human well-being. Thoughtfully crafted spaces, infused with natural light ☀️, elements of nature 🍃, and ergonomic designs 🪑, significantly influence our moods 😌, productivity 📈, and overall quality of life 🎉.
Innovations in sustainable architecture 🌿 are stepping stones towards healthier ecosystems 🌍, thereby ensuring our physical well-being and the longevity of our planet. By prioritizing designs that embody empathy 💗, inclusivity 🤝, and sustainability ♻️, architecture can be the backbone of our collective quest for well-being.
When architecture and well-being unite, they forge a holistic approach 🌐 that enriches lives and nourishes the soul. This profound synergy inspires us to view architecture not just as structures, but as the very framework 🖼️ of our well-being.
1. ARCHITECTURE FOR WELL-BEING AND HEALTH
Based on the Five Ways to Well-Being that have recently been established by scientists, this ARTICLE outlines some essential rules of thumb that designers can follow in order to nudge building users into a healthier way of living.
2. HOW SPACES CAN IMPACT OUR EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING
ARCHITECTURE not only contributes to physical health through ergonomics but also affects our emotional comfort.
3. DESIGNING FOR WELL-BEING AND PROMOTING SPACES FOR EVERYONE
ARCHDAILY made a selection of articles, including writings produced by their editors, as well as some publications featured on Architonic.
4. TOWARDS AN ARCHITECTURE FOR WELL-BEING.
Architectural design can have profound implications on human health and planetary WELLBEING. The built environment is currently one of the most important determinants of health and wellbeing.
5. ARCHITECTS ARE CHAMPIONING HEALTH AND WELLNESS THROUGH DESIGN
Over the last decade, our awareness of the importance of good health and nourishment has established wellness and WELL-BEING as pillars supporting a prosperous society.
6. BUILDINGS DESIGNED FOR WELLBEING
To be truly capable of enhancing HUMAN well-being, building design needs to change its approach towards optimizing crucial parameters such as temperature and humidity, in a holistic way that supports human behavior and health, both mental and physical.
7. ONE SIMPLE IDEA TO IMPROVE MENTAL WELL-BEING WORLDWIDE
What if, by making a few small changes to our buildings, we could improve mental health around the world? Ben Channon, author of Happy by Design, explains in his TED Talk how BUILDINGS affect our mood in ways that you might find surprising.
Stay creative and see you all next week 👋
Daniela
