Flowers, Gardens and Urban Health [page in progress]
Biophiliac design is a concept
Writing
- Flowers as a Medium for Creativity and Urban Health [link]
- Applying Eastern Medicine Concepts to Urban Design for Mental Health [link]
- OpEd: Spring Emerges with Patrick Blanc's Vertical Gardens [link]
- Flowers of Lunacy: A Contemporary Analysis of the Relationship between Nature and Mental Health [Columbia University in the City of New York, Graduate Research]
Projects
- Scholarly Research: Urban Design for Mental Health Organization, London
- Black Rock Urban Garden, Buffalo, New York
- Lunar Garden in Buffalo, New York
- Healing Community Garden, Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York [analysis, design and outcome research]
- Brooklyn Greenway Initiative, Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York [graduate analysis of plausibility and impact of green space on under utilized urban area]
Inspiration
- Patrick Blanc, French Botanist focused on Vertical Garden design
- Naomi Sachs, Founder and Director Therapeutic Landscapes Network
