Ever wondered what would happen if our health became the basis for judging every building and every public space? If B&M stood for body and mind, and not just bricks and mortar?
Later this month international expert in architecture to promote health and wellbeing, Tye Farrow, will be touring Australia and sharing his award-winning insights into designing for health and salutogenesis concept. The award-winning Canadian architect will be exploring ideas such as what if each of us – every person, everywhere – grew accustomed to looking at every building, every public space and every home with one question in mind, “How healthy is this place?”
Tye, recognised as one of the “best and brightest” in Canada, has designed award winning projects across his homeland as well as others around the world, including Credit Valley Hospital and Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. He is seen as a global leader who is making a significant contribution to health and humanity through the medium of architecture and design, and holds a Master of Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard University to support this.
Forest & Wood Australia, the not-for-profit company that provides national, integrated research and development services to Australian forest and wood products, is delighted to welcome Tye to Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney as part of the ‘Australian Tour – Designing for Health’. As a company that is committed to helping the forest and wood products industry to be collaborative, innovative, sustainable and competitive, Forest & Wood Australia is very excited to learn from Tye and participate in the Tour.
Ahead of his visit Down Under, Tye Farrow said: “The health benefits of wood have yet to be fully understood and appreciated. Humans have an innate need to be connected to the natural world. The tactile qualities and character of wood generate poetic spaces that feel warm, sheltering and comforting.”
