Constructing Health: How the Environment Enhances Your Mind

Date: Tuesday 16th December 2025
Location: Habitarmonia Ecosystem Platform
Host: Nuria Muñoz Arce, Founder of Habitarmonia
Speaker: Tye S. Farrow, Senior Partner, Farrow Partners Architects
FRAIC, B.Arch., M.Arch.U.D., M.Neuro.Appl.Arch.Des., OAA, MAIBC, AIA Assoc, LEED AP

Event Summary:
How do buildings make us feel, and how can they make us feel better?
In this profound session, internationally acclaimed architect Tye Farrow invites us to explore how our built environments can give health instead of merely preventing disease. Drawing from his groundbreaking book, Constructing Health: How the Built Environment Enhances Your Mind’s Health (University of Toronto Press, 2024), Tye bridges neuroscience and architecture to reveal how intentional design choices can enhance physical, mental, and emotional well-being.

From hospitals inspired by Celtic mythology to learning environments designed like trees, Farrow’s work demonstrates how salutogenic design, design that actively incites health, creates spaces that elevate life itself.

Join us to discover:
🌿 How neuroscience reveals the mind’s deep connection with place
🌿 The difference between brain health and mind health in architecture
🌿 Practical ways designers can construct health in homes, workplaces, schools, and cities
🌿 Real-world examples of projects that embody generosity, beauty, and vitality

This event is part of the Habitarmonia Ecosystem series, where science, soul, and design meet to nurture global well-being.