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Dr. Amber Wismayer explains how ou are more likely to be kinder, more generous, more creative when you feel connected to nature.
So, heritage buildings, which are inherently biophilic, can make you a better person.
Dr Amber Wismayer is the founder of AW Architecture and Design – an architectural studio that specialises in heritage building interventions, and prioritises sustainable, climate-responsive solutions. She established and leads the Sustainable Regeneration of Built Heritage Initiative – a multi-faceted stakeholder network which seeks to enable effective and structured knowledge sharing and collaboration. She shares her user-centric, environmentally-focused design approach as a tutor at the University of Malta within the Faculty for the Built Environment.
Having graduated from the University of Malta in Architecture and Civil Engineering in 2010, she was granted a warrant to practice as a perit in 2012. She later read for an M.Sc. (London) in environmental studies and energy efficiency, and a Ph.D. (Bath) on the impact of occupant comfort and behaviour on passive environmental design strategies in heritage buildings. Her areas of interest also include biophilic and regenerative design, as well as policy.
Dr Wismayer has served as a consultant to Her Excellency, President Emeritus Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, on matters related to heritage architecture, biophilic design and environmental performance. She formed part of the Executive Council of the Kamra tal-Periti for almost a decade; having held the role of Honorary Secretary between 2013 and 2021, she was elected Vice-President in 2020. Her voluntary work now focuses on climate-adaptation research, as well as projects which target the socio-environmental and heritage agenda. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
