The spaces we inhabit subtly shape our thoughts, emotions, and behaviours in ways we may not fully realize. From the way we navigate a city to the emotions evoked by a room, the built environment profoundly influences brain development, cognitive functions like memory, reasoning, and planning, and overall well-being. Neuroscience and architecture are increasingly intertwined,ContinueContinue reading “The Neuroscience of Space: Brain and Design Connections”
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Designing Inclusive Spaces for Neurodiverse Populations
The terms neurodiversity and neurodivergency are often used interchangeably, but they represent distinct concepts within discussions on neurological differences. Neurodiversity is an inclusive term that acknowledges the natural variations in brain function, emphasising that these differences are not deficits but valuable aspects of human diversity. Diagram of Neurodiversity Conditions. The term neurodiversity was coined inContinueContinue reading “Designing Inclusive Spaces for Neurodiverse Populations”
The Reality of Climate Change: How It Fuels Wildfires
The United States experienced a series of devastating natural disasters in 2024, including catastrophic hurricanes on the Gulf Coast, record-breaking tornado outbreaks in the Midwest, and relentless flooding across the Northeast. These events culminated in the recent wildfires in California, which scorched vast areas at an alarming pace. Climate change’s role in amplifying these disastersContinueContinue reading “The Reality of Climate Change: How It Fuels Wildfires”
Neuroarchitecture : Creating Awe-Inspiring Spaces
For millennia, architects have intuitively designed sacred spaces to evoke profound emotional and spiritual experiences. Now, cutting-edge neuroscience research is shedding light on the biological underpinnings of how these awe-inspiring environments affect our brains and bodies. This emerging field of neuroarchitecture offers exciting insights for designing spaces that encourage contemplation, awe, and transcendence. Angkor WatContinueContinue reading “Neuroarchitecture : Creating Awe-Inspiring Spaces”
The Emotional Impact of Curved vs. Angular Designs
Research consistently shows that curved architectural forms tend to evoke more positive emotional responses compared to angular designs. Curved shapes are associated with feelings of comfort, safety, and pleasantness, while angular shapes may induce a sense of threat or unease. AI-generated image showcasing how curved spaces can evoke comfort and positivity, enhancing emotional well-being throughContinueContinue reading “The Emotional Impact of Curved vs. Angular Designs”
How Ceiling Height Influences Creativity and Focus
Neuroarchitecture is an interdisciplinary field that combines neuroscience and architecture to study how built environments impact human brain function, behaviour, and well-being. It aims to create spaces that enhance cognitive processes, emotional states, and overall health by applying scientific insights about neural responses to architectural elements like light, colour, spatial layout or the height ofContinueContinue reading “How Ceiling Height Influences Creativity and Focus”
Embracing Neurodiversity in the Workplace
Neurodivergence refers to differences in neurological functioning that deviate from what is considered typical or “neurotypical.” This term encompasses various conditions such as autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, dyscalculia, and Tourette syndrome, among others. An inclusive environment where cognitive diversity is embraced translates into a productive and dynamic workplace, offering greater competitive advantagesContinueContinue reading “Embracing Neurodiversity in the Workplace”
Designing Spaces for Autism: Strategies for Inclusivity
In 1998, geneticist Fred Gage discovered that the adult brain continues to produce new neurons, challenging the long-held belief that brain growth ceases after a certain age. Furthermore, it was revealed that the brain can adapt and change its structure throughout our lives. These groundbreaking findings sparked Gage’s interest in exploring how our environment shapesContinueContinue reading “Designing Spaces for Autism: Strategies for Inclusivity”
Current trends that will shape the education of the architect of the future
It is risky and difficult to try to predict accurately what future architects will have to face in 5 years. However, it is obvious that something very drastically needs to change now. Figures provide the most compelling insights, and it is widely acknowledged that the construction industry accounts for between 37% and 40% of CO2,ContinueContinue reading “Current trends that will shape the education of the architect of the future”
Why Architects Should Embrace Neuroarchitecture
Neuroarchitecture, an emerging field at the intersection of neuroscience and architecture, is gaining importance due to its potential to revolutionise how we design and experience built environments. This discipline explores how architectural elements impact human brain function, behaviour, and well-being, offering insights that can lead to more effective and human-centric design solutions. Bloomberg European HeadquartersContinueContinue reading “Why Architects Should Embrace Neuroarchitecture”
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