Ann Vanner
@annvanner.bsky.social
Undisciplined & unconventional
Founder of Healing Buildings
Socially + environmentally regenerative architect. RIBA ARB
Living Future Accredited Professional LFA
I'm made by Dyslexia
Founder of Healing Buildings
Socially + environmentally regenerative architect. RIBA ARB
Living Future Accredited Professional LFA
I'm made by Dyslexia
Biophilia starts with a simple shift: treating buildings as living neighbours,not silent objects.Check out my substack on reflections on a workshop we did years ago.
@biophilia-etc.bsky.social
@biophiliccities.bsky.social
@healingbuildings.bsky.social
#theschoolofbiophilila
@biophilia-etc.bsky.social
@biophiliccities.bsky.social
@healingbuildings.bsky.social
#theschoolofbiophilila
November 13, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Biophilia starts with a simple shift: treating buildings as living neighbours,not silent objects.Check out my substack on reflections on a workshop we did years ago.
@biophilia-etc.bsky.social
@biophiliccities.bsky.social
@healingbuildings.bsky.social
#theschoolofbiophilila
@biophilia-etc.bsky.social
@biophiliccities.bsky.social
@healingbuildings.bsky.social
#theschoolofbiophilila
Exploring making as choreography, how the design of a workshop, a conversation, or a space can all serve the same purpose: creating the conditions for understanding.
@ciatechnologist.bsky.social
@livingfuture.bsky.social
@healingbuildings.bsky.social
@ecologicalcitizen.bsky.social
@ciatechnologist.bsky.social
@livingfuture.bsky.social
@healingbuildings.bsky.social
@ecologicalcitizen.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Exploring making as choreography, how the design of a workshop, a conversation, or a space can all serve the same purpose: creating the conditions for understanding.
@ciatechnologist.bsky.social
@livingfuture.bsky.social
@healingbuildings.bsky.social
@ecologicalcitizen.bsky.social
@ciatechnologist.bsky.social
@livingfuture.bsky.social
@healingbuildings.bsky.social
@ecologicalcitizen.bsky.social
Sharing turns moments into movements.
@healingbuildings.bsky.social
@centreforcities.bsky.social
@sharethecities.bsky.social
#Collaboration #CreativeExchange #CommunityOfPractice #SmartCityExpoMiami
@healingbuildings.bsky.social
@centreforcities.bsky.social
@sharethecities.bsky.social
#Collaboration #CreativeExchange #CommunityOfPractice #SmartCityExpoMiami
October 22, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Sharing turns moments into movements.
@healingbuildings.bsky.social
@centreforcities.bsky.social
@sharethecities.bsky.social
#Collaboration #CreativeExchange #CommunityOfPractice #SmartCityExpoMiami
@healingbuildings.bsky.social
@centreforcities.bsky.social
@sharethecities.bsky.social
#Collaboration #CreativeExchange #CommunityOfPractice #SmartCityExpoMiami
Making a noise isn’t bragging — it’s gratitude in motion. Me getting an award!!!
#SmartCityExpoMiami
#ArtAndProcess
#DesignInMotion
#CreativeReflection
#IdeasInProgress
#EverydayCreativity
@smartcityexpo.bsky.social
@smartcities.bsky.social
@asbpuk.bsky.social
@ciatechnologist.bsky.social
#SmartCityExpoMiami
#ArtAndProcess
#DesignInMotion
#CreativeReflection
#IdeasInProgress
#EverydayCreativity
@smartcityexpo.bsky.social
@smartcities.bsky.social
@asbpuk.bsky.social
@ciatechnologist.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Making a noise isn’t bragging — it’s gratitude in motion. Me getting an award!!!
#SmartCityExpoMiami
#ArtAndProcess
#DesignInMotion
#CreativeReflection
#IdeasInProgress
#EverydayCreativity
@smartcityexpo.bsky.social
@smartcities.bsky.social
@asbpuk.bsky.social
@ciatechnologist.bsky.social
#SmartCityExpoMiami
#ArtAndProcess
#DesignInMotion
#CreativeReflection
#IdeasInProgress
#EverydayCreativity
@smartcityexpo.bsky.social
@smartcities.bsky.social
@asbpuk.bsky.social
@ciatechnologist.bsky.social
I don’t design buildings — I make them, because making is about listening, not control.
#CreativePractice
#AnnVanner
#MakeShareTeach
#StudioNotes
#ThinkingThroughMaking
#SlowWork
#CreativeCommunity
#Collaboration
#CreativeExchange
#CommunityOfPractice
#CreativePractice
#AnnVanner
#MakeShareTeach
#StudioNotes
#ThinkingThroughMaking
#SlowWork
#CreativeCommunity
#Collaboration
#CreativeExchange
#CommunityOfPractice
October 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I don’t design buildings — I make them, because making is about listening, not control.
#CreativePractice
#AnnVanner
#MakeShareTeach
#StudioNotes
#ThinkingThroughMaking
#SlowWork
#CreativeCommunity
#Collaboration
#CreativeExchange
#CommunityOfPractice
#CreativePractice
#AnnVanner
#MakeShareTeach
#StudioNotes
#ThinkingThroughMaking
#SlowWork
#CreativeCommunity
#Collaboration
#CreativeExchange
#CommunityOfPractice
So much data, so many opportunities — but the real work of design is remembering we build for people and nature, not just systems.
@fengshuihealing.bsky.social
@thegreenregister.bsky.social
@edinuni-irr.bsky.social
@crtd-tud.bsky.social
@regenerationeac.bsky.social
@fengshuihealing.bsky.social
@thegreenregister.bsky.social
@edinuni-irr.bsky.social
@crtd-tud.bsky.social
@regenerationeac.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
So much data, so many opportunities — but the real work of design is remembering we build for people and nature, not just systems.
@fengshuihealing.bsky.social
@thegreenregister.bsky.social
@edinuni-irr.bsky.social
@crtd-tud.bsky.social
@regenerationeac.bsky.social
@fengshuihealing.bsky.social
@thegreenregister.bsky.social
@edinuni-irr.bsky.social
@crtd-tud.bsky.social
@regenerationeac.bsky.social
The future of cities will not just be built — it will be imagined, layer by layer, by all of us
October 5, 2025 at 3:06 AM
The future of cities will not just be built — it will be imagined, layer by layer, by all of us
Reimagining urban life starts with the stories we share and the perspectives we bring together.
October 1, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Reimagining urban life starts with the stories we share and the perspectives we bring together.
Imagine if every child grew up in a home designed to nourish their senses — what kind of world would we be building then?
September 22, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Imagine if every child grew up in a home designed to nourish their senses — what kind of world would we be building then?
I'm speaking at SMART CITY EXPO MIAMI 2025 – RE:IMAGINE URBAN SPACES this October 6–8.
In my workshop Urban Layers, I’ll explore how the physical, digital, and emotional dimensions of cities shape resilience, sustainability, and quality of life.
SmartCityExpoMiami.com
In my workshop Urban Layers, I’ll explore how the physical, digital, and emotional dimensions of cities shape resilience, sustainability, and quality of life.
SmartCityExpoMiami.com
SmartCityExpoMiami.com
August 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I'm speaking at SMART CITY EXPO MIAMI 2025 – RE:IMAGINE URBAN SPACES this October 6–8.
In my workshop Urban Layers, I’ll explore how the physical, digital, and emotional dimensions of cities shape resilience, sustainability, and quality of life.
SmartCityExpoMiami.com
In my workshop Urban Layers, I’ll explore how the physical, digital, and emotional dimensions of cities shape resilience, sustainability, and quality of life.
SmartCityExpoMiami.com
Day 02 Week 04
Zero carbon isn’t a checklist—it’s a cultural shift.
We learn our way into it, one conversation, one project, one unlearning at a time.
@myzerocarbon.org
@lowcarbonproject.bsky.social
@teachingchange.bsky.social
@timeshighered.bsky.social
Zero carbon isn’t a checklist—it’s a cultural shift.
We learn our way into it, one conversation, one project, one unlearning at a time.
@myzerocarbon.org
@lowcarbonproject.bsky.social
@teachingchange.bsky.social
@timeshighered.bsky.social
May 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Day 02 Week 04
Zero carbon isn’t a checklist—it’s a cultural shift.
We learn our way into it, one conversation, one project, one unlearning at a time.
@myzerocarbon.org
@lowcarbonproject.bsky.social
@teachingchange.bsky.social
@timeshighered.bsky.social
Zero carbon isn’t a checklist—it’s a cultural shift.
We learn our way into it, one conversation, one project, one unlearning at a time.
@myzerocarbon.org
@lowcarbonproject.bsky.social
@teachingchange.bsky.social
@timeshighered.bsky.social
Carbon is invisible — and that’s been part of the problem.
Design for Life = climate action + human wellbeing.
Let’s make it visible.
#NetZero
#DesignForLife
#RegenerativeCommunities
@myzerocarbon.org
@designingbuildings.bsky.social
@thegreenregister.bsky.social
Design for Life = climate action + human wellbeing.
Let’s make it visible.
#NetZero
#DesignForLife
#RegenerativeCommunities
@myzerocarbon.org
@designingbuildings.bsky.social
@thegreenregister.bsky.social
May 27, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Carbon is invisible — and that’s been part of the problem.
Design for Life = climate action + human wellbeing.
Let’s make it visible.
#NetZero
#DesignForLife
#RegenerativeCommunities
@myzerocarbon.org
@designingbuildings.bsky.social
@thegreenregister.bsky.social
Design for Life = climate action + human wellbeing.
Let’s make it visible.
#NetZero
#DesignForLife
#RegenerativeCommunities
@myzerocarbon.org
@designingbuildings.bsky.social
@thegreenregister.bsky.social
Good ingredients make good cake—and good communities. The Declare Label is our recipe for building regeneratively, one transparent product at a time.
#DeclareLabel
#RegenerativeRecipe
@livingfuture.bsky.social
@scotecodesign.bsky.social
@doughnuteconomics.bsky.social
#DeclareLabel
#RegenerativeRecipe
@livingfuture.bsky.social
@scotecodesign.bsky.social
@doughnuteconomics.bsky.social
May 23, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Good ingredients make good cake—and good communities. The Declare Label is our recipe for building regeneratively, one transparent product at a time.
#DeclareLabel
#RegenerativeRecipe
@livingfuture.bsky.social
@scotecodesign.bsky.social
@doughnuteconomics.bsky.social
#DeclareLabel
#RegenerativeRecipe
@livingfuture.bsky.social
@scotecodesign.bsky.social
@doughnuteconomics.bsky.social
What’s in the Walls?
Day 02 of Week 03
Education is a bakery. The #Declare label tells us what’s in the cake—and why it matters for trust, learning, and regeneration.
#DeclareLabel
#EducationForTheFuture
@regenerativenow.bsky.social
@architecturetoday.bsky.social
@thegreenregister.bsky.social
Day 02 of Week 03
Education is a bakery. The #Declare label tells us what’s in the cake—and why it matters for trust, learning, and regeneration.
#DeclareLabel
#EducationForTheFuture
@regenerativenow.bsky.social
@architecturetoday.bsky.social
@thegreenregister.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
What’s in the Walls?
Day 02 of Week 03
Education is a bakery. The #Declare label tells us what’s in the cake—and why it matters for trust, learning, and regeneration.
#DeclareLabel
#EducationForTheFuture
@regenerativenow.bsky.social
@architecturetoday.bsky.social
@thegreenregister.bsky.social
Day 02 of Week 03
Education is a bakery. The #Declare label tells us what’s in the cake—and why it matters for trust, learning, and regeneration.
#DeclareLabel
#EducationForTheFuture
@regenerativenow.bsky.social
@architecturetoday.bsky.social
@thegreenregister.bsky.social
Would you eat a cake full of chemicals?
No?
Then stop building homes with them.
Declare shows us the ingredients. Read more on my Substack
#Declare
#HealingBuildings
#DesignForLife
@sustmeme.bsky.social
@architectsdeclare.bsky.social
@biophiliccities.bsky.social
No?
Then stop building homes with them.
Declare shows us the ingredients. Read more on my Substack
#Declare
#HealingBuildings
#DesignForLife
@sustmeme.bsky.social
@architectsdeclare.bsky.social
@biophiliccities.bsky.social
May 20, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Would you eat a cake full of chemicals?
No?
Then stop building homes with them.
Declare shows us the ingredients. Read more on my Substack
#Declare
#HealingBuildings
#DesignForLife
@sustmeme.bsky.social
@architectsdeclare.bsky.social
@biophiliccities.bsky.social
No?
Then stop building homes with them.
Declare shows us the ingredients. Read more on my Substack
#Declare
#HealingBuildings
#DesignForLife
@sustmeme.bsky.social
@architectsdeclare.bsky.social
@biophiliccities.bsky.social
Day 02 — Pattern 2: Non-Visual Connection with Nature
open.substack.com/pub/theschoo...
open.substack.com/pub/theschoo...
Day 02 — Pattern 2: Non-Visual Connection with Nature
14 Patterns in 14 Days: A Biophilic Countdown to the Burnley Mela
open.substack.com
May 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Day 02 — Pattern 2: Non-Visual Connection with Nature
open.substack.com/pub/theschoo...
open.substack.com/pub/theschoo...
We talk about “community engagement,” but what about community accountability?
The #JUSTLabel helps us track the numbers.
But regenerative practice lives in how we build trust, redistribute power, and show up with care — over time.
#JUSTLabel #RegenerativeDesign #WhatWeOweEachOther
The #JUSTLabel helps us track the numbers.
But regenerative practice lives in how we build trust, redistribute power, and show up with care — over time.
#JUSTLabel #RegenerativeDesign #WhatWeOweEachOther
May 15, 2025 at 8:21 AM
We talk about “community engagement,” but what about community accountability?
The #JUSTLabel helps us track the numbers.
But regenerative practice lives in how we build trust, redistribute power, and show up with care — over time.
#JUSTLabel #RegenerativeDesign #WhatWeOweEachOther
The #JUSTLabel helps us track the numbers.
But regenerative practice lives in how we build trust, redistribute power, and show up with care — over time.
#JUSTLabel #RegenerativeDesign #WhatWeOweEachOther
Day 02 of Week 02
Justice work starts by seeing what we’ve normalised — the #JUSTLabel helps us name harm, so we can start to heal it.
Justice work starts by seeing what we’ve normalised — the #JUSTLabel helps us name harm, so we can start to heal it.
May 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Day 02 of Week 02
Justice work starts by seeing what we’ve normalised — the #JUSTLabel helps us name harm, so we can start to heal it.
Justice work starts by seeing what we’ve normalised — the #JUSTLabel helps us name harm, so we can start to heal it.
Imagine a future where buildings don’t just protect life — they honor it.
May 13, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Imagine a future where buildings don’t just protect life — they honor it.
Buildings shouldn’t just reduce harm — they should grow health, joy, and equity. That’s the promise of regenerative, community-led design. #LivingBuildingChallenge
May 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Buildings shouldn’t just reduce harm — they should grow health, joy, and equity. That’s the promise of regenerative, community-led design. #LivingBuildingChallenge
Buildings shape our health, equity, and climate—time to learn how. Full piece on learning as a catalyst for change is live: open.substack.com/pub/annvanne...
May 7, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Buildings shape our health, equity, and climate—time to learn how. Full piece on learning as a catalyst for change is live: open.substack.com/pub/annvanne...
Starting a 6-week writing series on regenerative design, healthy buildings, and the Living Building Challenge.
Day 01 of Week 01
No fluff. open.substack.com/pub/annvanne...
Day 01 of Week 01
No fluff. open.substack.com/pub/annvanne...
Design for Life: How Buildings Support Real Health and Wellbeing
Day One of Week One: Architecture for Our Health
open.substack.com
May 6, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Starting a 6-week writing series on regenerative design, healthy buildings, and the Living Building Challenge.
Day 01 of Week 01
No fluff. open.substack.com/pub/annvanne...
Day 01 of Week 01
No fluff. open.substack.com/pub/annvanne...
@healingbuildings.bsky.social this is bound to be of interest to you and what you’re trying to do!
🌡️ With temperatures rising, many homes become dangerous
> Poorly designed, insulated & ventilated buildings trap heat
> Over half of UK homes fail to meet bedroom overheating criteria
> An estimated 791 deaths occur annually due to extreme heat
New Healthy Homes Principles blog: shorturl.at/Fpmcy
> Poorly designed, insulated & ventilated buildings trap heat
> Over half of UK homes fail to meet bedroom overheating criteria
> An estimated 791 deaths occur annually due to extreme heat
New Healthy Homes Principles blog: shorturl.at/Fpmcy
Thermal comfort for all homes - Town and Country Planning Association
The crisis of cold and overheated homes is not just a housing issue; it is a public health emergency. Investing in better housing today will save lives, reduce healthcare costs, and build a more resil...
www.tcpa.org.uk
May 2, 2025 at 10:09 AM
@healingbuildings.bsky.social this is bound to be of interest to you and what you’re trying to do!
I’m stepping back and revisiting the Living Building Challenge and 11 key ideas that shape regenerative design.
Weekly reflections on Substack open.substack.com/pub/annvanne... #EducationForRegeneration
#RegenerativeEducation
#SystemsThinkingDesign
#HeadHeartHands
#rebelwithacause
Weekly reflections on Substack open.substack.com/pub/annvanne... #EducationForRegeneration
#RegenerativeEducation
#SystemsThinkingDesign
#HeadHeartHands
#rebelwithacause
Why I’m Saying No — and What I’m Saying Yes To
I've decided to press pause on the noise and give my head a wobble.
open.substack.com
April 30, 2025 at 6:12 AM
I’m stepping back and revisiting the Living Building Challenge and 11 key ideas that shape regenerative design.
Weekly reflections on Substack open.substack.com/pub/annvanne... #EducationForRegeneration
#RegenerativeEducation
#SystemsThinkingDesign
#HeadHeartHands
#rebelwithacause
Weekly reflections on Substack open.substack.com/pub/annvanne... #EducationForRegeneration
#RegenerativeEducation
#SystemsThinkingDesign
#HeadHeartHands
#rebelwithacause
Friday Re:Frame – The Fun, The Friends, and The Frustrations of Net Zero We have the knowledge, we have the solutions—now we just need the will to act.
@tabithabinding.bsky.social
@debbieanadapta.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/annvanne...
@tabithabinding.bsky.social
@debbieanadapta.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/annvanne...
Friday Re:Frame –
The Fun, The Friends, and The Frustrations of Net Zero
open.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Friday Re:Frame – The Fun, The Friends, and The Frustrations of Net Zero We have the knowledge, we have the solutions—now we just need the will to act.
@tabithabinding.bsky.social
@debbieanadapta.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/annvanne...
@tabithabinding.bsky.social
@debbieanadapta.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/annvanne...