25 for 25: A Biophilic December. Day 02: The two founders

Every school, every movement, every meaningful project has a root system, people whose values and practices shape the way everything grows. At The School of Biophilia, those roots are Ann and Amelia, two founders whose distinct pathways converge around a shared belief: biophilia is not a luxury, but a foundation for how we design, learn and live.

Ann is an architect, educator, regenerative practitioner and cooperative changemaker. Her work sits at the intersection of regenerative design, creative learning and social equity. Ann describes herself as “undisciplined and unconventional”, someone who works across silos, not within them.

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Amelia is an Architectural Technologist with a master’s degree and a mother navigating the realities of balancing professional expertise with everyday life. Her grounding in technical design is paired with a deep interest in how nature supports regulation, creativity and connection. She brings precision, practicality and lived experience to the School’s mission, ensuring that biophilia is not abstract theory, but something that supports real families, real learners and real spaces.