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Living Buildings in Europe, the autumn workshop series. Thanks to you, the International Living Future Institute works every day to realise the climate action defined by the Paris Accords. We lead the direction toward products, buildings and communities that are socially just, culturally rich and ecologically restorative. With this vision as our guide, we can … Continue reading What does good look like?
[Questo articolo, scritto in collaborazione con Giuseppe Larato, Michele Massaro e Michele Scavetta, è la versione estesa in italiano dell'articolo "Matera, Italy: the original Living Community", pubblicato sull'ultimo numero di Trim Tab (vol. 33) dell'International Living Future Institute, che potete leggere qui]. Matera, da vergogna nazionale a patrimonio dell’umanità. Matera rappresenta il paradigma dell'evoluzione di … Continue reading Matera. Benessere e felicità riscoprendo il proprio passato.
Join us for a series of talks between Berlin and London about restorative buildings. Sustainability in buildings, as understood today, is an inadequate measure for architectural design, for it aims no higher than trying to make buildings ‘less bad’. Please join us in a series of events on week 16/2018 between Berlin and London to … Continue reading Restorative buildings across Europe.
La prima scuola di formazione di RESTORE. È passata già una decina di giorni dal ritorno da Lancaster, e sono ancora un po’ stordito. Mi aiuta a fare chiarezza lo scrivere cinque concetti principali che mi sono portato a casa. In inglese li chiamano “takeaway”, proprio come il “cibo da asporto”, avete presente il cartoccio … Continue reading Quel treno per Lancaster.
Con IDM alla scoperta del WELL Living. Le tecnologie innovative al servizio del Well Living, le soluzioni progettuali attente alla salute e le idee di design pensate per favorire il benessere sono oggetto di interesse crescente da parte delle imprese che operano nel settore salute & benessere. Aspetti quali la qualità dell’aria, l’acustica, le scelte … Continue reading The WELL Tour.
The RESTORE web site is on line 😊 We are happy to announce that the RESTORE website is now up and running. You can visit it at http://www.eurestore.eu The RESTORE Action aims at a paradigm shift towards restorative sustainability for new and existing buildings, promoting forward thinking and multidisciplinary knowledge, leading to solutions that celebrate … Continue reading The RESTORE web site is online.
The 1st RESTORE Training School, Lancaster (UK) 14-17 Nov 2017. We are delighted to offer our first RESTORE Training School that will take place in Lancaster, UK between 14th and 17th November 2017. It will focus on Restorative Sustainability, Biophilia, and Sustainability Education. In four days trainees will gain a deep understanding of Restorative Sustainability and learn about … Continue reading Train the trainer … to RESTORE.
Arco opens the way for the “Living Buildings”. Living Building Challenge (LBC), created in 2006 by the International Living Future Institute (Seattle, WA), is a philosophy, an advocacy tool and a certification program. The LBC is the most advanced sustainability protocol for buildings and communities. A year has passed since the establishment of the Living … Continue reading “Casa SN”. At Arco the first LBC registered project in Italy
... and what she is doing for the environment. The biophilia hypothesis suggests that there is an instinctive bond between human beings and other living systems. Edward O. Wilson introduced and popularized the hypothesis in his book, Biophilia (1984). He defines biophilia as "the urge to affiliate with other forms of life". The term "biophilia" … Continue reading Innovation in music. 8. Björk’s Biophilia
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