How Biometric Software is Changing How We Understand Architecture—and Ourselves
06.08.2021
These powerful tools can help designers see the subliminal.
These powerful tools can help designers see the subliminal.
neuroscience
Reaffirming the Essential Role of Drawing in Design
01.06.2021
A new book on how architects visualize and design asserts the critical importance of working by hand.
A new book on how architects visualize and design asserts the critical importance of working by hand.
Do Buildings Really Shape Human Behavior?
09.25.2020
The debate continues…
The debate continues…
How Buildings Shape Us
09.21.2020
A response to critics who doubt the power of architecture.
A response to critics who doubt the power of architecture.
While Defining “Beauty” is a Dead End, Studying Its Properties Definitely is Not
05.04.2020
Looking for the universal attributes that elicit aesthetic pleasure.
Looking for the universal attributes that elicit aesthetic pleasure.
A↔N: The Architecture-Neuroscience Divide Appears to Be Narrowing
09.12.2019
A recent conference highlighted exciting new breakthroughs in the connection between our buildings and our bodies.
A recent conference highlighted exciting new breakthroughs in the connection between our buildings and our bodies.
Home Page: A Podcast on Architecture and Beauty
05.07.2019
A lively discussion, hosted by architect Duo Dickinson, about why the word has suddenly taken on such urgency.
A lively discussion, hosted by architect Duo Dickinson, about why the word has suddenly taken on such urgency.
The “B” Word: How a More Universal Concept of Beauty Can Reshape Architecture
02.11.2019
Scientists are now here to help.
Scientists are now here to help.
Better Buildings Through Biology? Review: Now We See Now.
12.18.2018
A new book by The Living needs much better grounding in real science. (Larger fonts might help, too.)
A new book by The Living needs much better grounding in real science. (Larger fonts might help, too.)
Reinvigorating Architecture With the Sciences: It’s Time To Get On With It
10.30.2018
There’s already an established roadmap for how we can connect our buildings to our bodies.
There’s already an established roadmap for how we can connect our buildings to our bodies.
A Top Building Researcher Asks: Why is Architecture Afraid of Science?
09.24.2017
Steve Orfield on why architectural research is so bad.
Steve Orfield on why architectural research is so bad.
The Mental Disorders that Gave Us Modern Architecture
08.22.2017
How Autism Spectrum Disorder and PTSD following World War I shaped 20th century architecture and design.
How Autism Spectrum Disorder and PTSD following World War I shaped 20th century architecture and design.
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