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.

Host: Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau

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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