Stimmung
September 23, 2020
Buildings transmit a psychological ‘temperature’ known by the German 19th century concept of ‘stimmung’ meaning atmospheric mood, often associated with music.
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Research in neuroplasticity and neurogenesis
September 23, 2020
Research in neuroplasticity and neurogenesis (Gould et al. 1999) is beginning to raise awareness that learning capacity and memory can be improved by our surroundings. Not all aspects of the brain are fixed, or destined to deteriorate over time, as was previously assumed.
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Phenomenological Experience of an Action-perception-learning-memory-emotion Experience
September 23, 2020
We know that space and place are two different things. Here, we define space as a Descartian concept based on mapping Cartesian coordinates of objects in space, in which the relationship of one object to another never changes, but is fixed and defined.
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Education Building Can Tell a Story
August 10, 2020
Education buildings tell important stories to their community, about their values and aspirations. Our Elmwood School building uses mass timber extensively in its structur
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Stillness
July 26, 2020
Solidness, silence, stillness and intimacy is an important element of our built environments – enriched environments - something that can intentionally be infused, especially in a Covid-19 period when we have all been left feeling vulnerable.
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Generous Architecture
July 1, 2020
We admire generous people; but can architecture have similar built characteristics?