UNLOCKING POTENTIAL THROUGH BRAIN HEALTHY SPACES
Welcome to the Building Brains Coalition. Through this initiative we seek to bridge the built environment professions, with neuroscience, psychology, climate science and public health, to design for resilience, well-being, and cognitive thriving.
COALITION FOUNDERS:
COALITION PARTNERS:
Academy of Neurosciences for Architecture (ANFA)
Brain Health ACTION, a collaborative from AARP
The Centre for Conscious Design
Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA)
Georgia Institute of Technology’s SimTigrate Design Lab
International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
Pedersen Foundation
UsAgainstAlzheimer’s Business Collaborative for Brain Health
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Ackerberg
American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
American Institute of Architects (AIA) Dallas
Arcadis
ARUP
Avanti Senior Living
BioNTX
BioSitu
Boulder Associates
Carnegie Mellon University School of Architecture
Center for School Study Councils @PennGSE
Centre for Urban Design and Mental Health
Corgan
City of Dallas
Communities Foundation of Texas
Creativity America
Delos Labs
Design Trust for Public Spaces
Fischer CRE
Five Points Community Capital
George W. Bush Presidential Center, SMU
Global Brain Health Institute
Harvard Center for Work, Health, and Wellbeing
Harvard University
Highland Homes
Hoffmann Homes and 4Tree Development LLC
Imaginator Academy
Inclusive Wellness Design
Interior Architects
International Neuro Climate Working Group
International WELL Building Institute (IWBI)
Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL)
Mahlum Architects
MASS
Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
Mental Wealth Initiative, University of Sydney
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Organization for Identity and Cultural Development (OICD)
Pedersen Foundation
Populous
Rice University Creative Ventures Fund
San Antonio Spurs
Slalom HabLab
Steelcase
Terrapin Bright Green
Texas A&M University
Texas Health Resources
Texas Trees Foundation
The Encompass Group
The IDEAS Institute
Tolleson Wealth Management
University of Pennsylvania
Urban Land Institute (ULI) DFW
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) Texas
UT Dallas
UTA CAPPA
READ THE STATE OF THE FIELD REVIEW
This state of the field review gathers evidence across multiple industries, from various coalition experts, on how the built environment shapes brain health and positions neuroarchitecture as a scalable public-health strategy.
JOIN THE COALITION.
Join us as we reshape the future of built environments to empower individuals and communities through thoughtful, brain-centered design.
Towards a Vital City:
Designing spaces for brain, heart and planet health, to support a new brain economy in Houston.
SEE HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR 2024 SUMMIT
Led by Brain Capital Alliance, Center for BrainHealth, CADRE, HKS and Rice University’s Baker Institute Neuro-Policy Program, an exclusive group of designers, real estate leaders, researchers, brain scientists and policy makers met in Dallas to explore the intersection of the human brain and the built environment.
Learn More about Brain Health
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CADRE
Brain Capital and the Built Environment at United Nations Science Summit
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HKS
Getting to Brain Healthy Workplace
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Center for BrainHealth
What is Brain Health?
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Rice University Baker Institute
How Brain Capital Can Drive Progress on UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
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HKS
How Do Built Environments Help Build Brain Capital?
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Dallas Innovates
Experts Envision Dallas as ‘Where Brain Science Meets Climate Action’
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World Economic Forum
Brain gain: How improving brain health benefits the economy
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Center for BrainHealth
Brain Capital Is the New Oil Boom
