The Environments for Aging (EFA) Conference, which took place in New Orleans last week, brings together designers, architects, builders, owners and healthcare practitioners for three days of education and networking in order to share innovative ideas and best practices. The conference’s education sessions offer something for each of its diverse… Read More →

Psychologist Dr. Judith Heerwagen, well known for her research on environmental aesthetics, applied the term “bio-inspired design” to interiors in a 2003 paper that examined a number of studies of how the forms and sensory attributes of nature affect us instinctively and emotionally: Understanding what it is about nature that… Read More →