Healthy Designs for Healthy Minds at Greenbuild 2019

Erin Ishizaki, Elizabeth MacPherson, and Matthew Finn presented a panel discussion, moderated by Nisha Botchwey, at the 2019 International Conference Greenbuild.

The interactive learning session titled Healthy Designs for Healthy Minds explored how design can proactively foster a healthy mind by encouraging inclusion, social relationships, and freedom of choice.

The conference was held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, GA. Keynote speakers included Architect Jean Gang, civil rights and peace advocate Dr. Bernice King, and President Barak Obama.

About the presenters:

Dr. Nisha Botchwey is an Associate Professor of City and Regional Planning at the Georgia Institute of Technology and an adjunct professor at Emory University’s School of Public Health.

Erin Ishizaki, AIA, AICP, LEED AP ND is an urban designer, planner, architect, and Partner at Mithun in Seattle, WA.

Elizabeth MacPherson, ASID, IIDA, LEED AP is an interior designer and Partner at Mithun in Seattle, WA.

Matthew Finn, AIA, NCARB, LEED AP, is an Architect and Founder of Cognitive Design in Atlanta, GA.