BIOPHILICPROJECTSWORLDWIDE

A directory of primary sources: where to read the standards, the reporting and the actual projects without intermediaries

14 verified links

Biophilic urbanism is not a theoretical construct: behind every principle there are working municipal programmes, international networks and open methodologies. The primary sources below are grouped by purpose: networks set the frame and maintain comparable reporting, municipal programmes show what it looks like in a specific place, and the methodologies supply verifiable standards. Networks are the easiest starting point — they reduce scattered city initiatives to comparable metrics.

International networks and platforms

Biophilic Cities Network
The biophilic cities network founded by Timothy Beatley (University of Virginia). Partner cities maintain open nature metrics and publish reports.
biophiliccities.org
CitiesWithNature
A global platform by ICLEI and partners: cities register their urban-nature commitments and report on them publicly.
citieswithnature.org
The Nature of Cities
An international forum of urban-nature researchers, designers and practitioners: essays, cases, debates.
thenatureofcities.com
C40 Cities
A network of major cities on the climate agenda. Its adaptation and green-infrastructure sections carry city plans and calculations.
c40.org

Cities and specific projects

NParks Singapore
Singapore’s national agency responsible for the "City in Nature" policy and the landscape replacement rules applied to new development.
nparks.gov.sg
Gardens by the Bay
Singapore’s flagship park and a showcase of biophilic engineering: biodomes, supertrees, closed energy and water loops.
gardensbythebay.com.sg
Seoul Metropolitan Government
The Seoul city government portal, with material on the restoration of the Cheonggyecheon river where an elevated highway once stood.
english.seoul.go.kr
Bosco Verticale — Stefano Boeri Architetti
The Vertical Forest project page from its authors, Stefano Boeri Architetti: planting composition, engineering, and follow-up projects.
stefanoboeriarchitetti.net
State of Green
Denmark’s official green-solutions portal: Copenhagen’s blue-green infrastructure and its cloudburst management plans.
stateofgreen.com
Wellington City Council
Wellington is one of the partner cities of the biophilic cities network; programmes on natural capital and urban ecological corridors.
wellington.govt.nz
Birmingham City Council
Birmingham is a network partner; greening and urban forestry programmes in a large industrial city.
birmingham.gov.uk

Standards, methods, certifications

Nature Based Solutions Institute
The Nature Based Solutions Institute, where the 3–30–300 rule was published and argued for (Cecil Konijnendijk).
nbsi.eu
Terrapin Bright Green — 14 Patterns
The report "14 Patterns of Biophilic Design" — the baseline methodology at the building and interior scale.
terrapinbrightgreen.com
Living Future Institute
The Living Building Challenge — one of the strictest "living building" standards, including requirements for connection to nature.
living-future.org

The links point to external sites and open in a new window; all were verified working at the time of publication. The directory is informational and does not imply endorsement of these organizations.