Outside In: What happens to us as we remove ourselves from nature and into high-rises of steel & glass?

Extending the message of Wisdom of Tradition, this session highlights film as a cultural vehicle for reflection, awareness, and change.

We were never meant to live like this. This session builds on Wisdom of Tradition, using film as a mirror, a provocation, and a call to rethink the spaces we inhabit. Join us for a screening of the documentary Outside In, followed by a lively discussion that bridges architecture, science, health, and our deep-rooted need for nature. At its heart, the film asks a quietly urgent question: what do we lose when we wall ourselves off from the natural world? Through the lens of biophilic design, it challenges us to reimagine our built environments, not as barriers to nature, but as pathways back to it. Come curious. Leave with a new way of seeing the places you live, work, and breathe.