19 Apr Dr. Phillip Tabb – The Relevance of Biophilia and Thin Places
Episode 380. Kathleen interviews Dr. Phillip Tabb about biophilia and thin places and how to instill more qualities of both into the design of our cities, neighborhoods and every day lives. Dr. Tabb is Professor Emeritus of Architecture at Texas A&M University, the land planner of Serenbe and the author of Serene Urbanism, Biophilic Urbanism, and the soon to be published Thin Places.
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TIME STAMPS:
0:00 – Intro
1:00 – Placemaking
2:25 – The first place
2:56 – Sacred/charged places
3:30 – What makes a village vital?
4:00 – Patterns in charged places
9:27 – English vs. U.S. villages
17:03 – Placelessness in U.S.
18:30 – Serenity and placemaking
20:30 – Streetscape in U.S.
26:30 – What is Biophilia?
30:57 – Land planning with biophilic design
36:06 – Criticalness of biophilic design
38:52 – Define thin places
42:48 – Why are thin places important?
49:08 – Everyday thin places
52:26 – Phill’s favorite thin places
55:31 – Thin places in Ireland
1:01:42 – Positive outcomes of thin places, biophilia, critical land use, and placemaking
1:03:13 – Pro-individual positive outcomes
1:04:21 – Pro-social positive outcomes
1:05:55 – Pro-environmental positive outcomes
1:07:12 – Expression of these concepts in Serenbe
1:10:58 – Themes in Serenbe
1:15:37 – Grateful for Dr. Tab’s work!
1:18:02 – What made Serenbe possible
1:19:12 – Dr. Tab’s book recommendation
1:21:42 – Conclusion