Tuwanda Green

Dr. Tuwanda Green has over 32 years of architectural experience and holds her doctorate in Architecture & Design Research from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in the United States. She holds credentials with AIA, NCARB, PMP, LEED BD+C, and WELL AP, and maintains architecture licenses in three states. Dr. Green is an adjunct professor at Virginia Tech teaching her self-created course “Human-Centric Design: The Art and Science.” Her teaching philosophy encompasses human centered and environmentally conscious design based in scientific research. She manages her firm “human.” which translates her research and nature-based artistic principles into design solutions that inspire and optimize human performance. Collaborating with experts from diverse fields, she shares her expertise through various mediums such as writing, podcasts, conference presentations, and community engagement. Dr. Green’s work is supplemented by previous government design projects which span multiple locations both in the USA and abroad. She contributes her architecture expertise as a board member at the Biophilic Institute promoting biophilic concepts and professional networks.

Dr. Green’s research endeavors include a biophilic framework for making informed design decisions regarding the occupant’s health. The research examines Isolated Controlled environment spaces in medical buildings that have limited exposure to nature or biophilic elements. Key research results intend to yield a design process based in art and scientific methods that help substantiate design decisions. This results in a strong financial business case for biophilic design. She is also collaborating with her colleagues on the impact of aloneness in the built environments on children’s neural development, and the scientific convergence of mindfulness and architecture concepts into design elements.