Healing Harmoniously through a Community-Based Ecosystem on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
In Western and industrialized societies, cities, buildings, and industries are often more valued than the natural world. This is an unfortunate legacy of anthropocentrism. The industrial era has only exacerbated the human-nature divide, separating the human from natural rhythms by accelerating the s...
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ftdalhouse:oai:DalSpace.library.dal.ca:10222/81723 2023-05-15T15:46:40+02:00 Healing Harmoniously through a Community-Based Ecosystem on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia Van Iderstine, Fraser School of Architecture Master of Architecture Brian Carter Steve Parcell Peter Austin-Smith Christine Macy Not Applicable 2022-07-11T13:59:56Z http://hdl.handle.net/10222/81723 en eng http://hdl.handle.net/10222/81723 Cape Breton Island Wellness Center Biophilic Design Two-Eyed Seeing Healing Architecture Animal Ecosystem 2022 ftdalhouse 2022-07-30T23:10:38Z In Western and industrialized societies, cities, buildings, and industries are often more valued than the natural world. This is an unfortunate legacy of anthropocentrism. The industrial era has only exacerbated the human-nature divide, separating the human from natural rhythms by accelerating the speed and intensity of living through the use of fossil fuels, while subjecting to stress and anxiety from urbanization. Today, people look to the wilderness for inner peace that is difficult to find in a city. This project proposes a Wellness Center on Cape Breton Island designed as a community where humans, animals, and nature may coexist in harmonious relation. Using the concepts of Shared Stewardship, Two-Eyed Seeing, and Biophilic Design, this thesis looks to heal the human-nature divide through design as an ecosystem comprised of human, animal and plant communities. The program’s core elements are to learn, grow, teach, and heal in harmony with our natural surroundings. Other/Unknown Material Breton Island Dalhousie University: DalSpace Institutional Repository Breton Island ENVELOPE(141.383,141.383,-66.800,-66.800) |
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In Western and industrialized societies, cities, buildings, and industries are often more valued than the natural world. This is an unfortunate legacy of anthropocentrism. The industrial era has only exacerbated the human-nature divide, separating the human from natural rhythms by accelerating the speed and intensity of living through the use of fossil fuels, while subjecting to stress and anxiety from urbanization. Today, people look to the wilderness for inner peace that is difficult to find in a city. This project proposes a Wellness Center on Cape Breton Island designed as a community where humans, animals, and nature may coexist in harmonious relation. Using the concepts of Shared Stewardship, Two-Eyed Seeing, and Biophilic Design, this thesis looks to heal the human-nature divide through design as an ecosystem comprised of human, animal and plant communities. The program’s core elements are to learn, grow, teach, and heal in harmony with our natural surroundings. |
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School of Architecture Master of Architecture Brian Carter Steve Parcell Peter Austin-Smith Christine Macy Not Applicable |
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Healing Harmoniously through a Community-Based Ecosystem on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia |
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Healing Harmoniously through a Community-Based Ecosystem on Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia |
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