A Silent Revolution.

This research project seeks to explore the connections between the built environment and citizen well-being. Factors being researched: intentional and unintentional public spaces being used for informal and formal meditation & mindfulness practices; the density and frequency of use of such spaces, in neighbourhoods and districts, and corresponding data on health outcomes — with a focus on mental health.

The research further seeks to inform the creation of a conscious places / cities index — a framework that helps shape a narrative around how the creation of intentional social meditation spaces, alongside intentional communication to nudge usage of those spaces, is positively correlated with the overall well-being of urban communities. It explores the need for fundamental changes in our built environment to provide social support and normalisation of meditation in public spaces.

This project advances a vision of healthier cities by decoding the links between better mental health and conscious urban design. It aims to provide a general model, as well as specific prescriptive guidance, that can unify urban planners, policymakers, commercial real-estate developers and investors, educators, healthcare leaders, and media behind this important cause: a conscious city.

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