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Architecture for the Senses: Smiljan Radić

Fragility as shelter The fifth and final article in the series. This series began in Bogotá, with the brickwork of Rogelio Salmona. It continued with the coloured walls of Luis Barragán, the vaults of Eladio Dieste and the emotional architecture of Mathias Goeritz. Four 20th-century Latin American masters who built for the body with simpleContinueContinue reading “Architecture for the Senses: Smiljan Radić”

Architecture for the Senses: Mathias Goeritz

A corridor that narrows, a wall that holds nothing up, a yellow tower reaching for the sky. With El Eco, Mathias Goeritz proposed in 1953 an idea that still feels remarkably current: that architecture should, above all, move us. In this series, Architecture for the Senses, we have explored the brick and water of RogelioContinueContinue reading “Architecture for the Senses: Mathias Goeritz”

Architecture for the Senses: Eladio Dieste

Third article in the series Architecture for the Senses, devoted to Latin American architects who designed for the body, the senses and the mind. At a time when architectural innovation is usually associated with new materials and technologies, the work of Eladio Dieste reminds us that architecture can also be transformed through one of theContinueContinue reading “Architecture for the Senses: Eladio Dieste”

Architecture for the Senses: Luis Barragán

Second article in the series Architecture for the Senses, devoted to Latin American architects who designed for the body, the senses and the mind. In an age dominated by digital design, home automation and high-tech solutions, the work of Luis Barragán reminds us that architectural experience can also be built from essential elements: walls, colour,ContinueContinue reading “Architecture for the Senses: Luis Barragán”

Architecture for the Senses: Rogelio Salmona

This article opens Architects of the Senses, a series on Latin American architects who designed for the body, the senses and the mind. In an age of computer-aided design, smart homes and high technology, their work reminds us that architectural experience can also be built with simple materials: brick, timber, bamboo, water and light. Today,ContinueContinue reading “Architecture for the Senses: Rogelio Salmona”

Designing for Diversity: Why Inclusion Should Be Every Architect’s Job

A conversation with Colombian psychologist and neuropsychologist María del Pilar Pinzón Rueda As architects and designers, we tend to approach a project through function, aesthetics, cost and building regulations. But there’s a question we rarely ask in enough depth: how does the person inhabiting this space actually experience it? The brain is not a passiveContinueContinue reading “Designing for Diversity: Why Inclusion Should Be Every Architect’s Job”

What Makes a City Good to Live In — and Who Gets to Decide?

Copenhagen is the world’s most liveable city. Liveability rankings measure the conditions cities provide. But cities are not experienced as numbers. They are experienced through perception, memory, emotion and the body. Every year, cities compete for the title of the world’s most liveable, most beautiful, happiest or most desirable. The language changes, the methodologies differ,ContinueContinue reading “What Makes a City Good to Live In — and Who Gets to Decide?”

How Perception Shapes the True Measure of Design

A glass bridge can be perfectly safe and still be difficult to cross. The structure may have been engineered to withstand enormous loads, and the glass may have been carefully tested and securely supported. From an engineering perspective, there may be no reason to fear it. Yet for many people, standing on a transparent floorContinueContinue reading “How Perception Shapes the True Measure of Design”