Neuroscience and Architecture
As you may know, I am involved with the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture (ANFA). In the course of the interviews, many of you have stated, “I do not understand what neuroscience has to do with architecture”. Yesterday I came across this article in a past (ANFA) Newsletter that I thought was a good “short answer” response to describing what neuroscience has to do with architecture:Given the brain's perception of space at the level of architectural experiences, or more specifically the human response to places, it is clear that "space matters". The attributes of space ranging from shapes, to color, thermal conditions, light (both natural and artificial), and sound are perceived by our sensory systems, processed through the thalamus and midbrain, and sent to the cortex to be recognized in a conscious way. All of this is done in microseconds. The architect Frank Pitts has said, "If we truly knew what happens in the brain when humans experience space, and if we knew why they have these experiences, then we would be able (as architects) to approach design with a much deeper knowledge base, be creative at another level, design something that really sings. Now, we make too many mistakes."
SCAN, Issue 3, Spring 2005
For further information, you can refer to the following websites:
www.anfarch.org
http://www.architecture-mind.com/
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posted by Meredith Banasiak, ANFA @ 11:23 PM
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