Biophilic Design of Schools for Children’s Health and Well-being
27th January, 2021, Online Symposium (hosted by DMU)
Programme
8:00 – 8:10 Introduction by Prof. Paramita Atmodiwirjo and Dr. Rokhshid Ghaziani
8:10 – 8:40 Creating Transformative Spaces for Educating our Children by Sonja Bochart IIDA, LEED AP BD&C, WELL AP, LFA, Wellbeing+Design, Arizona, USA
08:40 – 09:10 Biophilic Design: The health benefits of schools connecting to Nature by Amanda Sturgeon FAIA, Mott MacDonald, Australia
09:10 – 09:20 Questions and Answers
9:20 – 09:50 Evidence-Based Design of Schools for Health and Wellbeing byDr. Kenn Fisher,University of Melbourne, Australia
09:50 – 10:20 Promoting children’s wellness in primary schools byMichál Cohen RIBA, Walters & Cohen Architects, UK
10:20 – 10:30 Questions and Answers
10:30 – 10:40 Break Time
10:40 – 11:05 Not elements, but interactions: a novel framework for evaluating biophilic conditions in urban primary schools by Bethania Lanzaro WELL, Scala Colab, UK
11:05 – 11:25 Well-being in the Woods: Forest School and the Pathways to Nature Connection by Dr. Dave Cudworth, De Montfort University, UK and Dr. Ryan Lumber,University of Derby, UK
11:25 – 11:40 Questions and Answers
11:40 – 12:00 Discussion – How biophilic design of schools could support the health and well-being of children now and Post-Pandemic?