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Biophilic Design by Speirs Major
Many research projects have illustrated the positive impact
of nature on people's well-being. The Speirs Major study
investigated whether using light projected with images
of plants on to urban spaces that otherwise become
unpleasant in the dark could provide some of the positive
benefits that arise from exposure to genuine natural
environments. The “Grow Light” series of images involves
five types of plant growth that could be easily applied to
many locations in built-up settings: sprout, climb, trail,
cover and bloom. There could well be many other editions
of the Grow Light series with different plants depending
on the season and the specific location. This could be a
marvellous opportunity for collaboration with botanical
gardens, seed banks and plant specialists or even to
promote awareness of endangered plant species and our
responsibility to care for our natural world so that it can
also take care of us.
