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Using VR to Enrich Architectural Biophilic Education

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Exposure to the natural patterns of living forms has been shown to hasten recovery after surgery, making biophilic design a powerful tool in clinical settings. The calculated effect is perceptible and can potentially improve modern building design. This study aims to develop a high-quality, modern architectural design by employing biophilic architecture to address a gap in current architectural products: a lack of attention to detail in creating spaces that foster a meaningful connection with nature. Humans have always had a special connection to nature, and this affinity has only deepened as human civilizations have spread across the globe. This connection is the basis for the “biophilic design" concept, a novel approach that can improve the design experience by incorporating natural elements. Case examples illustrate biophilic design, showing the potential and possibilities of making the best use of the space to realize biophilic architectural designs. For modern Egyptian architecture to develop a specialized vocabulary in line with the biophilic design concept, many parameters defined as healing aspects are used in this research. The methodology follows a combined strategy between experimental and case study methods. The empirical section describes a virtual reality experience examined by a group of senior architecture students who visited the cases of the study virtually to inspire them with high-quality architectural design ideas. To extract the most important design considerations from this experiment, they collected data through a questionnaire; the outcome is a framework of biophilic design considerations in architectural education.

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10.21608/idj.2024.329266

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Biophilia, Virtual reality, design enhancement, Architectural design, designing from nature

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Hossam El-Din

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Hegazy

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Architecture Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, Minya University, Minya, Egypt, Correspondence:

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hossam-sabry@outlook.com

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Mohamed

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Abo Ashour

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Architecture Department, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt,

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mohamed.atf@gmail.com

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Mohamed

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Al-Ebrashy

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Architecture Department, Faculty of Engineering, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt, ebrashy0072000@yahoo.com.

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ebrashy0072000@yahoo.com

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14

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1

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43338

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2024-01-01

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2023-09-03

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2024-01-01

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147

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162

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2090-9632

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2090-9640

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International Design Journal

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Using VR to Enrich Architectural Biophilic Education

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25 Dec 2024