If you were to design a building, park or city that prioritises occupants' happiness, what would it look like? How would the materials, form and layout support healthy ways of living and working? This talk will share learnings from Ben Channon’s latest book The Happy Design Toolkit (RIBA Publishing), which uses evidenced-based research on architecture and mental wellbeing to help designers create happier places. It will explore how factors such as lighting, comfort, control over our environments and access to nature, exercise and social interaction can impact how we feel – with a strong focus on practical tools and interventions that architects and designers can integrate into their real-world project. From sparking joy in individual homes and workplaces to encouraging healthier lifestyles through landscaping and urban design, this session will demonstrate how wellbeing concepts can be integrated across a range of scales and typologies, featuring a number of real-world examples from co-housing schemes to cancer care centres. A must for any architect interested in the relationship between design and wellbeing. Ben Channon Ben Channon is an architect, author, TEDx speaker and mental wellbeing advocate, and is well known in the industry as a thought leader in designing for happiness and wellbeing. He is a Director at wellbeing design consultancy Ekkist, where he helps clients and design teams to create healthier places, and researches how buildings and urban design can impact how we feel. He developed an interest in design for mental health, wellbeing and happiness after suffering with anxiety problems in his mid-twenties. This led him to research the relationship between buildings and happiness, which formed the basis of his first book: Happy by Design. Ben now speaks on this subject to businesses and universities around the world. Ben then went on to qualify as WELL Accredited Professional, broadening his knowledge to encompass design for physical wellbeing. In January 2020 he was invited to join the WELL Mind Advisory panel, using his expertise to raise the bar for healthy buildings worldwide. If you were to design a building, park or city that prioritises occupants' happiness, what would it look like? How would the materials, form and layout support healthy ways of living and working? Please note: This session was recorded from live webinar on 17 May 2022. By watching this session, participants will earn a discount code to purchase the book discussed at a special discount price. For more information on this course, or if there are no places available, please email us, or call +44 (0)20 7307 5355 to talk to a member of the team. Please view the Terms and Conditions for more information. Core Curriculum • Health, safety and wellbeing
