International Living Future Institute now accepting submissions for the Stephen R. Kellert Biophilic Design

The International Living Future Institute is now accepting submissions for the Stephen R. Kellert Biophilic Design Award in honor of Stephen R. Kellert, a pioneer in articulating and applying Biophilic Design principles to the built environment. Submit a built project along with its Biophilic Design process by August 31, 2017. Exemplary projects will be recognized globally as leaders in the built environment during a Greenbuild Conference shoulder event in November 2017.

The Stephen R. Kellert Biophilic Design Award acknowledges Stephen’s legacy as a pioneer in articulating and applying Biophilic Design principles to the built environment. The Biophilic Design Award is being offered for the first time through the International Living Future Institute’s Biophilic Design Initiative.

Projects will be judged based on the following criteria:

1. INTEGRATION of Biophilic Design
2. EXPRESSION of Biophilic Design
3. EXPERIENCE of Biophilic Design
4. EVALUATION of Biophilic Design

Award submission opens June 1, 2017 and will close on August 31, 2017. For more information and to submit your project, visit https://living-future.org/stephen-kellert-biophilic-design-award.

ABOUT THE INTERNATIONAL LIVING FUTURE INSTITUTE
International Living Future Institute is an environmental NGO committed to catalyzing the transformation toward communities that are socially just, culturally rich and ecologically restorative. Composed of leading green building experts and thought-leaders, the Institute is premised on the belief that providing a compelling vision for the future is a fundamental requirement for reconciling humanity’s relationship with the natural world.

ABOUT THE BIOPHILIC DESIGN INITIATIVE
The International Living Future Institute has seen a demonstrated need among the Living Building Challenge community for Biophilic Design resources that can take the practice from theory to reality. While progress has been made to communicate what Biophilic Design is and to demonstrate why it is crucial to a Living Future, very little has been made around the process of how to achieve it. The International Living Future Institute has brought together leading experts in the field to form an Advisory Task Force that will lead the initiative through collaboration and inclusion of existing resources. This initiative aims to achieve the goal of broad adoption of Biophilic Design among the design community, building owners and cities.