Design & Restorative Places

All kinds of nature spaces can be beneficial to our health and wellbeing, if in different ways. But history, practice and science have shown that certain designs are more conducive than others to restoration and healing of the mind and body. Our understanding of the mechanics of precisely what we are responding to, and of what works best in particular settings, continues to grow. Our discoveries are leading to purpose-built designs tailored to audience and need.

Research about Design & Restorative Places

New Report | Access to nature and the workplace

New Report | Take Burnout from Red to Green

New Report | The Power of Sacred Places

Notes from a Firesoul | Student healing during a time of crisis

Naval Cemetery Landscape, a Sacred Place, earns new ASLA accolade

The Healing Power of Nature | How Green Space is Improving Health and Wellbeing in Cities

New Report | The Healing Power of Nature

Urban forest bathing: a city movement—nationwide

If This Bench Could Talk: Redux

What happens in a college green space? More than you may imagine.

Even small urban green spaces can lower depression rates, new research confirms

Nature is Sanctuary.

Neighborhood green space and health in a large urban center

Designer’s approach for scene selection in tests of preference and restoration along a continuum of natural to manmade environments

Nature and the Environment: The Psychology of Its Benefits and Its Protection

Preliminary Analysis of TKF “Book & Bench” texts

Seeing the forest for the trees: hybridity and social-ecological symbols, rituals and resilience in post-disaster contexts

Refuges of local resilience: Community gardens in post-Sandy New York City

Recognizing Stewardship Practices as Indicators of Social Resilience

Holistic Care in the US Military I—The Epidaurus Project

Research on the Beneficial Aspects of the Experience of Nature in Cities

Reflect & Restore | Urban Green Space for Mental Wellness

Feeling Stressed? Take a Time Out in Nature

The Benefits of Nearby Nature in Cities for Older Adults

Nearby Nature for Human Health | Sites to Systems.

The Sacred and Nearby in Nature and Cities.

Parents, communities take note: Teens need nature too.

Can nature play a positive role before and after birth?

Disaster recovery and a nature fix

At Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, nature is helping wounded warriors heal from invisible wounds

Case Studies about Design & Restorative Places

César Chávez Elementary School

Whitman-Walker Healing Garden

Mount Washington Arboretum

Garden at Cedar Hill

Inspiration Point

Western Correctional Institution

More Resources about Design & Restorative Places

Notes from a Firesoul | Student healing during a time of crisis

Naval Cemetery Landscape, a Sacred Place, earns new ASLA accolade

Urban forest bathing: a city movement—nationwide

If This Bench Could Talk: Redux

What happens in a college green space? More than you may imagine.

Butterfly Angels

Nature is Sanctuary.

Stunning Design, Real Community Space in Singapore

Designing for Health

A Deeper Place of Being: An Interview with Jan Johnsen

Nature and Cities: An Interview with Armando Carbonell

Dan Kiley: Reconnecting Human Beings to Their Space on Their Land

Creating Urban Density With Reflective Spaces: A Q&A With Green Developer Jonathan Rose

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Did you know? Nature spaces can be designed to help us glean more of its benefits.

Design & Restorative Places

Research about Design & Restorative Places

New Report | Access to nature and the workplace

New Report | Take Burnout from Red to Green

New Report | The Power of Sacred Places

Notes from a Firesoul | Student healing during a time of crisis

Naval Cemetery Landscape, a Sacred Place, earns new ASLA accolade

The Healing Power of Nature | How Green Space is Improving Health and Wellbeing in Cities

New Report | The Healing Power of Nature

Urban forest bathing: a city movement—nationwide

If This Bench Could Talk: Redux

What happens in a college green space? More than you may imagine.

Even small urban green spaces can lower depression rates, new research confirms

Nature is Sanctuary.

Neighborhood green space and health in a large urban center

Designer’s approach for scene selection in tests of preference and restoration along a continuum of natural to manmade environments

Nature and the Environment: The Psychology of Its Benefits and Its Protection

Preliminary Analysis of TKF “Book & Bench” texts

Seeing the forest for the trees: hybridity and social-ecological symbols, rituals and resilience in post-disaster contexts

Refuges of local resilience: Community gardens in post-Sandy New York City

Recognizing Stewardship Practices as Indicators of Social Resilience

Holistic Care in the US Military I—The Epidaurus Project

Research on the Beneficial Aspects of the Experience of Nature in Cities

Reflect & Restore | Urban Green Space for Mental Wellness

Feeling Stressed? Take a Time Out in Nature

The Benefits of Nearby Nature in Cities for Older Adults

Nearby Nature for Human Health | Sites to Systems.

The Sacred and Nearby in Nature and Cities.

Parents, communities take note: Teens need nature too.

Can nature play a positive role before and after birth?

Disaster recovery and a nature fix

At Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, nature is helping wounded warriors heal from invisible wounds

Case Studies about Design & Restorative Places

César Chávez Elementary School

Whitman-Walker Healing Garden

Mount Washington Arboretum

Garden at Cedar Hill

Inspiration Point

Western Correctional Institution

More Resources about Design & Restorative Places

Notes from a Firesoul | Student healing during a time of crisis

Naval Cemetery Landscape, a Sacred Place, earns new ASLA accolade

Urban forest bathing: a city movement—nationwide

If This Bench Could Talk: Redux

What happens in a college green space? More than you may imagine.

Butterfly Angels

Nature is Sanctuary.

Stunning Design, Real Community Space in Singapore

Designing for Health

A Deeper Place of Being: An Interview with Jan Johnsen

Nature and Cities: An Interview with Armando Carbonell

Dan Kiley: Reconnecting Human Beings to Their Space on Their Land

Creating Urban Density With Reflective Spaces: A Q&A With Green Developer Jonathan Rose

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