Apologies: Tye Farrow's presentation has been cancelled owing to ill health.
We will attempt to reschedule at a later date - see WoodSolutions newsletter for more information.
Topic: The Ultimate Test for Design: Does it Cause Health?
What if our health became the basis for judging every building and every public space? What if each of us—every person, everywhere—grew accustomed to looking at every building, every public space and every home with one question in mind, “How healthy is this place?”
In today’s knowledge-based economy, there is no neutral place; what we build must help us to do better and be better. Either we cause health or we erode our capacity to thrive.
Such an enormous change in demand for health-causing design can be compared to previous public health campaigns, such as smoking awareness. While dismal places that cause dis-ease and depression may be tolerated to some extent today, the public can learn to see how these places make them feel.
This presentation draws on the concept of "salutogenesis", which refers to the origins of health. Global examples will highlight how we can accelerate demand for “Five Vital Elements” that cause health.
Where: Sydney Exhibition Centre, Glebe Island
At: DesignEX Speaker Series
About the speaker:
Tye Farrow has designed award winning projects across Canada and around the world including Credit Valley Hospital and Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre. He is a global leader who is making a significant contribution to health and humanity through the medium of architecture and design.
His work has been published in the British journals; Architectural Review Magazine, AD Architectural Design and HD Hospital Development. He has been designated by The Globe and Mail’s Report on Business magazine as one of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40; recognising Canada’s “best and brightest”. He holds a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Toronto and a Master of Architecture in Urban Design from Harvard University.