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The Art Of Experience: Changing Architectural Designs Through The Perception Of Light, Brett Hembree
The Art Of Experience: Changing Architectural Designs Through The Perception Of Light, Brett Hembree
Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year
We are constantly surrounded by and inhabiting the built environment. Architecture can affect someone’s mood in the most subtle of ways. The spaces we inhabit have an impact whether you are aware of it or not. Peter Zumthor said, "Architecture is a service, a process, a way of building and leaving the world a little better for our presence." The question becomes, "How can we use lighting in architectural designs to create impactful experiences for those in the space?" My thesis explores how we design spaces and what strategies can be implemented to influence the viewers’ perception. We are shaped …
Sculpting The Senses: Architecture For The Body In Place, Trammel Crowley
Sculpting The Senses: Architecture For The Body In Place, Trammel Crowley
Bachelor of Architecture Theses - 5th Year
True architecture has the ability to engage the human body and its senses from a holistic standpoint. However, there is a growing presence of architecture that is created with a bias toward the visual sense, lacking sensuality, and leaving the other senses unstimulated. Negative emotions, like anxiety, experienced by individuals within a particular space can be attributed to various factors, including the sensorial qualities encountered and the memories associated with that space. Within the field of this study, there have been architects who have confronted the issues of contemporary architecture, neglecting the holistic experience of the body within space. An …