Anatomy of the architectural design

Students will learn how our bodies are equipped with uniquely evolved sensory systems that receive signals from the outside world. Next, we will analyze the connection between architecture and the human sensory system. Light, topology, layout, geometry, rhythm, texture, materials, sounds, and smells: all these elements will be understood individually and through their integration via the physiology of the human sensory systems.
Additionally, students will explore the evolution and nature of emotions and memory, culminating in the rise of consciousness. Risk factors can negatively impact user experience in architecture if we do not address these needs; the course will include classes that focus on this issue during seminars centered on existing buildings and designs to measure these topics.
In this module, we will also conduct classes in the neuroscience laboratory to study measurement tools and instruments.