CHAPTER IN ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF NEUROSCIENCE AND THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

We are honored to be published in the next scientific volume Routledge Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment, edited by Alexandros A. Lavdas, Ann Sussman, and A. Vernon Woodworth, and released by Routledge International Handbooks in their first edition of Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment.

Our chapter, “⁠A Guide to Fractal Fluency: Designing Biophilic Art and Architecture to Promote Occupants’ Health and Performance,”⁠⁠ is one of a total of 31 chapters presented in six sections. The book discusses human perception, the need for connection, and how design impacts health and well-being, through topics such as neuroaesthetics, color, memory and place, proportion, sound, neurophenomenology, neurodiversity, biophilia, beauty, artificial intelligence, among many others.

According to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development), in the 21st century we are living in a New Age of Biology, acknowledging the rapid development of transformative findings in the life sciences. The Routledge Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment demonstrates how these new discoveries impact architecture, planning, and design – changing our understanding of how people respond to their surroundings and how these environments can be optimized for human well-being.

Congratulations to Richard P. Taylor, Anastasija Lesjak, and Martin Lesjak for contributing this chapter to a pioneering book exploring how architecture and design influence our well-being.

Book: Routledge Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment, ISBN 9781032744216, 528 Pages 107 B/W Illustrations, Published October 9, 2025 by Routledge

Chapter 7: A Guide to Fractal Fluency: Designing Biophilic Art and Architecture to Promote Occupants’ Health and Performance, Richard P. Taylor, Anastasija Lesjak, and Martin Lesjak