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”
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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”
Cómo la percepción determina la verdadera medida del diseño
Un puente de vidrio puede ser perfectamente seguro y, aun así, resultar difícil de cruzar. La estructura puede haber sido diseñada para soportar cargas enormes, y el vidrio puede haber sido cuidadosamente probado y estar firmemente sujeto. Desde el punto de vista de la ingeniería, quizá no haya ninguna razón para temerlo. Sin embargo, paraContinueContinue reading “Cómo la percepción determina la verdadera medida del diseño”
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”
Why We Love High Ceilings: What a 1978 Study Still Tells Us
If you were buying a house, would you prefer high or low ceilings? A flat ceiling or a sloping one? Walk into a room with a low ceiling and you instantly feel a little more contained. Walk into one with a high ceiling and you breathe differently. We all know this intuitively. This double-height livingContinueContinue reading “Why We Love High Ceilings: What a 1978 Study Still Tells Us”
El efecto catedral: cómo la altura del techo moldea la cognición espacial
Imagina entrar en dos habitaciones con exactamente las mismas dimensiones en planta. La primera tiene un techo bajo que dirige tu atención hacia abajo, concentrándola en la tarea inmediata que tienes delante. La segunda se eleva varios metros sobre tu cabeza, invitando a levantar la mirada y ampliando tu percepción del espacio. Nada más cambia,ContinueContinue reading “El efecto catedral: cómo la altura del techo moldea la cognición espacial”
The Cathedral Effect: How Ceiling Height Shapes Spatial Cognition
Imagine walking into two rooms of identical footprints. The first has a low ceiling that draws your focus downward, pinning your attention to the task immediately in front of you. The second soars overhead, pulling your gaze up and out. Nothing else changes, yet your brain shifts gears — altering your perception, attention, and approachContinueContinue reading “The Cathedral Effect: How Ceiling Height Shapes Spatial Cognition”
Orden, estilo y supervivencia humana
El estilo arquitectónico y el orden suelen considerarse sinónimos, especialmente al hablar de la arquitectura grecorromana. Sin embargo, detrás de la piedra, la geometría y la armonía visual existe algo mucho más antiguo: el cerebro humano, un órgano que busca patrones para transformar la incertidumbre en comprensión. Con frecuencia contamos la historia de la arquitecturaContinueContinue reading “Orden, estilo y supervivencia humana”
