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Architecture For The Atypical: Architectural Diffusion, Diane Nguyen
Architecture For The Atypical: Architectural Diffusion, Diane Nguyen
Masters in Architecture Program: Theses
The study of phenomenology within architecture is rooted in the emphasis of the experience of the human body. The ability to understand how a human inhabits a space is crucial; through the study of the human experience, we are able to study phenomenology within architecture. But what happens when the human body doesn’t react the way that we, as architects, desire? Since the reliance on vision is the most prominent sense for a phenomenological experience of a space, taking away that sense seems to lessen the impact. As a result, this privileging of vision leads to missed opportunities within design. …