A Review of Biophilic Design Conception Implementation in Architecture

Abstract

This review is about biophilic design and architecture, definitions, implications and application. Scan books and studies have illustrated that the existence of terms ‘Biophilic’ and ‘Architecture’ in tandem is dramatically low, and it seems that there is no commonly agreed definition of biophilic architecture among researchers and professionals. Therefore, it has attempted to refine the concept of biophilic design in architecture, and clarifying ambiguities. The authors employed a systematic literature review methodology to synthesize research. The search results included 112 studies in the past 35 years(1984 – March 2020). Finally, 45 papers and books on the biophilic architecture were evaluated and analyzed accurately based on the leading purpose of this review study. Biophilic architecture(BA) inherently seeks to establish a reconnection between human beings and nature, and its main purpose is to promote human health and well-being. Implementation of ​​BA should be done according to 14 biophilic design patterns and the Kellert framework. However, more research is needed to discover and develop the underlying aspects of the definition of BA, such as the need for environmental health and to meet the needs of the human’s evolutionary dimensions, which is the main distinguishing feature of this approach.