EU researchers are exploring the role of architecture in designing living spaces that harness the healing power of nature to improve the health and well-being of urban populations.

Architecture: Connecting to nature in the city. The question of whether it's possible to give people more space and a connection to nature without leaving the city is one that architects like ...

Physical and Visual Access to Nature To further establish the connection to nature, architects have built projects with interiors in direct connection to the surrounding landscape, both physically ...

Refuge complements "prospect" by offering protected spaces that provide security while maintaining visual connection to larger areas. This pattern reflects our ancestral need for safe shelter.

But, visual patterns that occur by chance can also trigger the system, causing us to see familiar objects in very strange places – such as the appearance of a face in a cloud (right image ...

Designed by JOHO Architecture, the Namhae Cheo-Ma House renovation transformed the traditional home into a lattice-encased oasis that harmonizes with the natural terrain around it.

Creative director and visual effects designer Carlos Fueyo '08 has cultivated a successful career blending the two things he loves most – architecture and film. Fueyo recently attended FIU’s School of ...