2026 Wellness Architecture & Design Initiative Trends Initiative Co-Chair: Kailas Moorthy, Director and Practice Head at (the London Studio of) DP Architects, ARB | RIBA | WELL AP | Fitwel Amb, United Kingdom Initiative Co-Chair: Valentina Cereda, Founder & Integrative Architect, Dubai TREND 1: Primal Architecture – Designing for Psychological Safety and Human Regulation Today, many people live in a constant state of stress due to…
Wellness Architecture & Design Initiative 2025 Trends TREND 1: Regenerative Development for the Earth, Culture, Community, and Humanity Regenerative development goes beyond sustainability by actively restoring ecosystems and human communities. It applies to various types of development, focusing on healing the land while ensuring equitable economic growth. This approach respects natural, cultural, and economic history, using past wisdom to guide present actions. Key principles…
The Future of Wellness in the AEC Industry Roundtable On June 27, 2017 the Wellness Architecture Initiative hosted a Roundtable & interactive forum on how designing for human health and wellness will profoundly transform the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industries. The discussion was moderated by Veronica Schreibeis Smith, CEO and Founding Principal of  Vera Iconica Architecture, and the initiative chair of the Wellness Architecture Initiative. Read full…
Resources Library Biophilia 2018 Biophilic Design Guide– Interface 2016 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design– Interface 2015 Human Spaces: The Global Impact of Biophilic Design – Human Spaces Commercial Real Estate 2018 Business-Case-for-Healthy-Buildings-FINAL– ULI 2018 EG WELL – Legal Environment 2016 WGBC Digital Low– World Green Building Council 2014 Building for Wellness-The Business Case– ULI Feng Shui 2011 Feng Shui Paper– Feng Shui Agency General Health…
List of Practices & Standards 14 Patterns of Biophilic Design Building Biology and Ecology FitWell MESH Vastu Architecture Well
