According to the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development), in the 21st century, we are living in a New Age of Biology, acknowledging the rapid development of transformative findings in the life sciences. The Routledge Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment shows how these new findings impact architecture, planning and design, changing our understanding of how people respond to their surroundings, and how they can be optimized for our wellbeing.
31 Chapters, presented in six sections, discuss human perception, the need for connection, and how design impacts health and wellbeing, through topics such as neuroaesthetics, color, memory and place, proportion, sound, neurophenomenology, neurodiversity, biophilia, beauty, artificial intelligence, among many others. Expert, international contributors look to answer key questions such as: What do Architects and Designers needs to know about neuroscience? How does Architecture and Design impact us non-consciously? Why is acknowledging the human subliminal experience important? What tools can designers use to ‘see’ our subliminal behaviors?
This volume will be important reading for the design community, whether practicing, educating, or studying, as well as policy makers and public health professionals.
This hanbook shows how new findings in life sciences impact architecture, planning and design, changing our understanding of how people respond to their surroundings. This volume will be important reading for the design community, whether practicing, educating, or studying, as well as policy makers and public health professionals.
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The Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment is a pioneering exploration of how architecture and design influence our brains, emotions, and well-being. By integrating neuroscience with the built environment, this essential volume offers profound insights into creating spaces that enhance health, creativity, and human flourishing through intentional, science-based design.
- Stephen Porges, PhD, University of North Carolina, School of Medicine
"This wide-ranging and comprehensive Handbook will be of serious interest to anyone concerned with the built environment. In six parts, spanning human evolution to neurodiversity, contributions cover everything from aesthetics and proportion to context, wellbeing and AI. These essays demonstrate how the investigation of brain sciences and architecture can extend beyond the strictly performative and quantitative, something many of us have been hoping for since the phrase "Neuroscience for Architecture" was first coined."
- Kurt C. Hunker, FAIA, Past President, Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture (ANFA)
"The Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment fills a crucial gap in the literature, bridging design and cognitive science. This essential handbook highlights how the built environment shapes human cognition, emotion, and behavior. It offers invaluable insights for architects and designers, helping them create spaces that enhance well-being. A must-have for understanding spatial stimuli and their profound impact on human interaction and health."
Maria Christofi, Postdoctoral Researcher, Tufts University
Introductions: Susan Magsamen and Michael Mehaffy Part I: Embracing
Human Evolution and Biology in Architecture
1. Architectural Aesthetics:
Health & Wellbeing Vasiliki Meletaki and Anjan Chatterjee
2. Neuroaesthetics
and Evolution Alexandros A. Lavdas
3. Agency and the Quality of Relationships
as Environmental Variables A. Vernon Woodworth
4. Our Animal Brain
Processes Vehicles as Animals: Architects and Policymakers Need to
Acknowledge That Nir Buras and Anaami Pandit-Haji
5. Harmony in Design:
Leveraging Human Biology for Aesthetic Wellbeing Natalie Ricci and Donald H.
Ruggles Part II: Perception, Processing and Memory
6. Attention is Currency:
Exploring how First Fixations in Architecture are as Important as in
Advertising Ann Sussman and Abigail C. Sekely
7. A Guide to Fractal Fluency:
Designing Biophilic Art and Architecture to Promote Occupants Health and
Performance Richard Taylor, Anastasija Lesjak and Martin Lesjak
8. A Map in
the Brain for Space, Memory and Imagination Kate Jeffrey
9. Mind and Brain in
Architecture: Reviewing the Impact of Angular Versus Curved Designs Nour
Tawil and Simone Kühn
10. Unlocking the Hidden Power of Color in Design Roz
Kavander and Linda Kafka
11. Weaving Memories into Place - Exploring the
Relation between the Built Environment and Associative Memory Dylan Chau
Huynh, Lars Brorson Fich & Zakaria Djebbara
12. Proportion - Creation of
Harmony through Architecture using Sound as a Medium Pooja Mahathi Vajjha
Part III: Human Social Behavior and Need for Connection with Others and
Ourselves
13. Translating the Architecture of the Brain to the City Alexander
Adams
14. Rhythm and Resonance in Architectural Experience Sarah Robinson
15.
Shaping Behavior through Spaces: Science-Informed Architecture for Nurturing
Cognitive Reserve Andréa de Paiva
16. Drawing from Within: Immersive
Sketching as Neuroscientific Inquiry Cara Armstrong Part IV: Going Beyond
Ourselves, Experiencing the Sacred
17. Seeing and Believing: How Physical and
Temporal Context, Subject Matter, and Artistic Style Affect Viewers
Encounters with Sacred Art Robin Jensen
18. Neurophenomenology and Sacred
Architecture Julio Bermudez and Yoshio Nakamura Part V: Neurodiversity,
Stress, Trauma and Healing
19. Design for Wellbeing: Understanding the Impact
of Architecture on Physiological Stress Cleo Valentine and Heather
Mitcheltree
20. Neurodiversity in Architecture: How Neurodiverse Architects
Shaped our World and How We are Shaping our World for Neurodiversity Evon
Calabrese
21. Enhancing Well-being and Productivity through Biophilic
Design:Integrating Nature into Built Environments Lori Crizel
22. The Role of
Beauty in Promoting Wellbeing via the Built Environment Rhett Diessner Part
VI: Building a Future for Human Health and Wellbeing
23. Rethinking
Healthcare Design for Enhanced User Experience Vittoria Falchini and Rosi
Pachilova
24. The Impact of Architecture on Wellbeing through Sound, Noise,
and Silence Frven Lim
25. The Value of Pocket Parks in the 21st Century
Gideon Spanjar, Frank Suurenbroek, Zahra Alinam, Justin B. Hollander, Regiena
Stolp, Abigail C. Sekely, and Sába Schramkó
26. Advancing Evidence-Based
Design (EBD) with Biosensor Integration: A Pathway to Data-Enriched
Architectural Solutions Lori Crizel
27. Neuroscience and AI Determine
Architectural Knowledge Nikos Salingaros
28. An Architectural Research
Framework for Neuroscience of Human Experience Tulay Karakas and Dilek Yildiz
Ozkan
29. Activating Salutogenesis: Environmental Enrichment, Embodiment, and
Embreathment in Placemaking Tye Farrow
30. Translating Science: Promoting
Cross-Disciplinary Application through Clear Communication Veronica Gianinni
31. In Search of Our Place in the World A. Vernon Woodworth
Ann Sussman, an architect, author, researcher and teacher is passionate about understanding how buildings impact us. She serves as president of the Human Architecture + Planning Institute, (theHapi.org), a nonprofit devoted to improving the design of the built environment through education and research. Her book Cognitive Architecture, Designing for How We Respond to the Built Environment (Routledge, 2015, 2021) won the 2016 Place Research Award from the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA).She has taught a course on human perception of architecture, Buildings, Biology + the Brain, at the Boston Architectural College (BAC) since 2018.
A. Vernon Woodworth is a registered architect and member of the Faculty at the Boston Architectural College with a BA in Urban Design from the New College in Sarasota, FLA, a Master of Theological Studies from the Harvard Divinity School, and a Diploma in Analytical Psychology from the C.G. Jung Institute Boston. He co-edited a volume of essays titled Programming for Health and Wellbeing in Architecture. His design firm Urban Determination, LLC focuses on small-scale residential and commercial projects in the Mattapan neighborhood of Boston.
Alexandros A. Lavdas, is a tenured Senior Researcher Neuroscientist at Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy, an Assistant Professor and Head of Psychology at Webster University, Athens Campus, Greece, and a member of the Board of Directors at the Human Architecture and Planning Institute, Concord, MA, USA. He holds an MSc and PhD from University College London. He has worked extensively in nervous system development and regeneration, and in more recent years he is especially interested in examining elements of visual organized complexity, such as those found in nature and pre-modern architecture, and exploring the psychophysiological correlates of exposure to environments incorporating such patterns.
