Wellness Architecture and Urban Design

Phillip James Tabb is Emeritus Professor of Architecture at Texas A&M University and was the Liz and Nelson Mitchell Professor of Residential Design. He served as Head of the Department from 2001-2005 and was Director of the School of Architecture and Construction Management at Washington State University from 1998-2001. He is author of eight book in the fields of architecture, planning, biophilic, and sacred architecture. He received his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Cincinnati, Master of Architecture from the University of Colorado, and Ph.D. in the Energy and Environment Programme from the Architectural Association in London. Lahra Tatriele is an international wellness executive leading corporate-level growth strategy, business model innovation, concept design and curation, and integrated wellness branding. In 2010, she led the launch of Fivelements Retreat Bali. She received a Bachelor of Science in International Marketing from the Stern School of Business at New York University and completed an executive course in Architectural Imagination from Harvard’s Graduate School of Design. Lahra currently serves as Co-Founder & Chief Wellness Strategist of Alchemy Concepts, Chair of the Wellness Architecture and Design Initiative and member of the Mental Wellness Initiative of the Global Wellness Institute.

1. Wellness Definitions and Overview 2. Wellness Architecture and Urban Design Benefits 3. Wellness Urban Design Strategies 4. Wellness Architecture strategies 5. Wellness Interior strategies 6. Wellness Landscape Strategies 7. Case Study 1 – Mado Neighborhood 8. Case Study 2 - Fivelements