2022 Episode 4: Ana Julie Foseid Bjerke

Are Biophilic Buildings Beneficial for Human Health and the Environment?

This episode features a conversation with Ana Julie Bjerke, a final year undergraduate student on the BSc (Hons) Architectural Design & Technology course at Cardiff School of Art & Design;, about their final year research which explores biophilic buildings and asks whether or not they can be beneficial for both human health and the environment.

In conversation with Ana Julie are the Deputy Dean of Cardiff School of Art & Design, Dr Bethan Gordon, and Ana’s dissertation supervisor, Dr John Littlewood

You can find out more about Ana Julie’s work by contacting her through LinkedIn:

If you would like to follow up on some of the ideas discussed in this episode you may find the following resources interesting:

  • Bergman, D (2012) ‘Sustainable Design : A Critical Guide for Architects and Interior, Lighting, and Environmental Designers’,
  • Wijesooriya and Brambilla (2021) ‘Bridging biophilic design and environmentally sustainable design: A critical review’,
  • Newman, P. and Matan, A (2013) ‘Green urbanism in Asia’,
  • Kellert, S (2005) ‘Building for Life : Designing and Understanding the Human-Nature Connection’

Further knowledge in the means of building for human health whilst considering actions opposed to climate change is found in both Mazuch, R (2017) ‘Salutogenic and Biophilic Design as Therapeutic Approaches to Sustainable Architecture’, and Grinde, B. and Patil, G (2009) ‘Does Visual Contact with Nature Impact on Health and Well-Being?’


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