But still not the same……

We can survive for weeks without food.
Days without water.
But only minutes without air.
And yet, when it comes to our homes, air is often the thing we think about the least.

Becoming WELL at Home: A 12 Week Experiment Week 01 ; Why your home might be making you tired

Your home might be shaping how you feel more than you realise. Week 01 of Becoming WELL at Home is live.
open.substack.com/pub/annvanne...

Regeneration isn’t only ecological. It’s social.
Lawrence Halprin’s idea of “touching the land lightly” and projects like Sea Ranch remind us that regenerative places depend on communities caring for the land and buildings together.
#RegenerativeDesign
#BiophilicDesign
#HealingBuildings

#Salutogenesis asks a simple question: what creates health? Once you start asking it, buildings never look quite the same again.
See my substack for the longer essay on this topic

#HealingBuildings
#theschoolofbiophilia
#RegenerativeDesign
#Neuroarchitecture
#Biophilia
#Retrofit
#CooperativeDesign

If buildings are ecological systems, shouldn’t their governance mirror ecology too? Cooperation might be resilience in disguise. #CooperativeDesign #HealthyBuildings

@briznrgcoop.bsky.social
@activetowns.bsky.social

What if our buildings and our education systems were designed to support life, not just performance?

Longer thoughts are now live on Substack.
Shorter reflections will land here.

#Biophilia #ArchitecturalTechnology #HealingBuildings #BuiltEnvironment #EducationAndDesign #PayingAttention

Biophilia starts with a simple shift: treating buildings as living neighbours,not silent objects.Check out my substack on reflections on a workshop we did years ago.
@biophilia-etc.bsky.social
@biophiliccities.bsky.social
@healingbuildings.bsky.social

#theschoolofbiophilila

Exploring making as choreography, how the design of a workshop, a conversation, or a space can all serve the same purpose: creating the conditions for understanding.
@ciatechnologist.bsky.social
@livingfuture.bsky.social
@healingbuildings.bsky.social
@ecologicalcitizen.bsky.social

Sharing turns moments into movements.

@healingbuildings.bsky.social
@centreforcities.bsky.social
@sharethecities.bsky.social

#Collaboration #CreativeExchange #CommunityOfPractice #SmartCityExpoMiami

Making a noise isn’t bragging — it’s gratitude in motion. Me getting an award!!!
#SmartCityExpoMiami
#ArtAndProcess
#DesignInMotion
#CreativeReflection
#IdeasInProgress
#EverydayCreativity

@smartcityexpo.bsky.social
@smartcities.bsky.social
@asbpuk.bsky.social
@ciatechnologist.bsky.social

I don’t design buildings — I make them, because making is about listening, not control.
#CreativePractice
#AnnVanner
#MakeShareTeach
#StudioNotes
#ThinkingThroughMaking
#SlowWork
#CreativeCommunity
#Collaboration
#CreativeExchange
#CommunityOfPractice

So much data, so many opportunities — but the real work of design is remembering we build for people and nature, not just systems.
@fengshuihealing.bsky.social
@thegreenregister.bsky.social
@edinuni-irr.bsky.social
@crtd-tud.bsky.social
@regenerationeac.bsky.social

The future of cities will not just be built — it will be imagined, layer by layer, by all of us

Reimagining urban life starts with the stories we share and the perspectives we bring together.

Imagine if every child grew up in a home designed to nourish their senses — what kind of world would we be building then?

I'm speaking at SMART CITY EXPO MIAMI 2025 – RE:IMAGINE URBAN SPACES this October 6–8.
In my workshop Urban Layers, I’ll explore how the physical, digital, and emotional dimensions of cities shape resilience, sustainability, and quality of life.

SmartCityExpoMiami.com

Day 02 Week 04

Zero carbon isn’t a checklist—it’s a cultural shift.
We learn our way into it, one conversation, one project, one unlearning at a time.

@myzerocarbon.org
@lowcarbonproject.bsky.social
@teachingchange.bsky.social
@timeshighered.bsky.social

Carbon is invisible — and that’s been part of the problem.

Design for Life = climate action + human wellbeing.

Let’s make it visible.

#NetZero
#DesignForLife
#RegenerativeCommunities

@myzerocarbon.org
@designingbuildings.bsky.social
@thegreenregister.bsky.social

Good ingredients make good cake—and good communities. The Declare Label is our recipe for building regeneratively, one transparent product at a time.
#DeclareLabel
#RegenerativeRecipe

@livingfuture.bsky.social
@scotecodesign.bsky.social
@doughnuteconomics.bsky.social

What’s in the Walls?
Day 02 of Week 03
Education is a bakery. The #Declare label tells us what’s in the cake—and why it matters for trust, learning, and regeneration.
#DeclareLabel
#EducationForTheFuture

@regenerativenow.bsky.social
@architecturetoday.bsky.social
@thegreenregister.bsky.social

Would you eat a cake full of chemicals?
No?
Then stop building homes with them.
Declare shows us the ingredients. Read more on my Substack
#Declare
#HealingBuildings
#DesignForLife

@sustmeme.bsky.social
@architectsdeclare.bsky.social
@biophiliccities.bsky.social

Day 02 — Pattern 2: Non-Visual Connection with Nature 14 Patterns in 14 Days: A Biophilic Countdown to the Burnley Mela

Day 02 — Pattern 2: Non-Visual Connection with Nature
open.substack.com/pub/theschoo...

We talk about “community engagement,” but what about community accountability?

The #JUSTLabel helps us track the numbers.
But regenerative practice lives in how we build trust, redistribute power, and show up with care — over time.

#JUSTLabel #RegenerativeDesign #WhatWeOweEachOther

Day 02 of Week 02
Justice work starts by seeing what we’ve normalised — the #JUSTLabel helps us name harm, so we can start to heal it.

Imagine a future where buildings don’t just protect life — they honor it.

Buildings shouldn’t just reduce harm — they should grow health, joy, and equity. That’s the promise of regenerative, community-led design. #LivingBuildingChallenge

Buildings shape our health, equity, and climate—time to learn how. Full piece on learning as a catalyst for change is live: open.substack.com/pub/annvanne...

Design for Life: How Buildings Support Real Health and Wellbeing Day One of Week One: Architecture for Our Health

Starting a 6-week writing series on regenerative design, healthy buildings, and the Living Building Challenge.

Day 01 of Week 01

No fluff. open.substack.com/pub/annvanne...

@healingbuildings.bsky.social this is bound to be of interest to you and what you’re trying to do!