This Friday - Biophilic Design Movie and Discussion.

[Lori Stephens]

Friday evening, the 9th Annual Corvallis Eco-Film Festival will be the showing a documentary downtown that has everything to do with sustainability and design in Corvallis. And following the film will be a panel discussion with three people experienced in the area of biophilic design. This film and discussion will help us to better understand some of the design features inherent to one of the key components of sustainability. I hope you are able to attend and can bring friends and family. Also consider spreading the word to your list serves and Facebook. About 100 people typically attend each showing.

This Friday evening, February 15
7:00 – 9:00 pm
Corvallis Odd Fellows Lodge
223 SW 2nd St, Corvallis, OR 97333
Entrance to this 2nd floor hall is just to the right (south) of New Morning Bakery.
Free with suggested donation of $5

Biophilic Design: The Architecture of Life

Biophilic Design starts with the premise that people have a biological, functional and emotional need to be in contact with life in many forms, but that we have systematically removed ourselves from the biological world with our architectural designs.  Unlike many documentaries, this film dwells on solutions, not problems. What if we placed the love of life as the top priority in the planning and design of cities, properties and building. What would our cities, our properties our buildings look and feel like. Biophilic Design shows us and reconnects us to the natural world, the missing piece in the puzzle of sustainable development. This is big! Don’t miss it.  (http://www.biophilicdesign.net/film-trailer.html)

Following the showing is a panel discussion and audience Q & A with:

• Rick Martinson is owner of Winter Creek Restoration from Bend who specializes in restorative landscaping. Rick constructed the first commercial-scale green roof in Oregon planted exclusively with local native plants. He teaches reconstructive horticulture at OSU and is in great demand to speak at professional conferences on biophilic design.
• Jeffrey Larson is Director of the Good Samaritan Hospital Foundation and was instrumental in the biophilic installation of a $1.5 million Healing Garden at the hospital, as well as many otherbiophilic projects funded through the foundation including:  design of new ICU and Emergency room departments, outfitting the cancer center with fish tanks, landscaping of the hospital entrances to include natural and water features, and developing a patient centered, healing environment through the use of nature.
• Jason Yaich -  A Corvallis City Planner familiar with biophilic design, city code requirements and prevalence of any features around the community. He also helped build the first public green roof in Corvallis at Starker Arts Park.
  

I hope you are able to attend.

Dave Eckert 
Corvallis Sustainability Coalition
Water Action Team Leader
(541) 230-1237
P.O. Box 1980
Corvallis, OR 97339
www.sustainablecorvallis.org