- Description
- 1 online resource (xxiv, 670 pages) : illustrations (some color)
- Summary
- "Each brain enlivens a body in interaction with the social and physical environment. Peter Zumthor's Therme at Vals exemplifies the interplay of interior with surroundings, and ways the actions of users fuse with their multi-modal experience. The action-perception cycle includes both practical and contemplative actions. We analyze what Louis Sullivan meant by "form ever follows function" but will more often talk of aesthetics and utility. Not only are action, perception and emotion intertwined, but so are remembering and imagination. Architectural design leads to the physical construction of buildings - but much of what our brains achieve can be seen as a form of mental construction. A first look at neuroscience offers schema theory as a bridge from cognitive processes to neural circuitry. Some architects fear that neuroscience will strip the architect of any creativity. In counterpoint, two-way reduction explores how neuroscience can "dissect" phenomenology by showing how first-person experiences arise from melding diverse subconscious processes. This raises the possibility that neuroscience can extend the effectiveness of architectural design by showing how different aspects of a building may affect human experience in ways that are not apparent to self-reflection"--
- Uniform Title
- When brains meet buildings (Online)
- Alternative Title
- When brains meet buildings (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Contents
- Brains in bodies in the -- social, built and natural -- environment -- An action-oriented perspective on space and affordances -- Atmosphere, affordances, and emotion -- From empathy to mirror neurons and back to aesthetics -- From libraries to wayfinding, waylosing, and symbolism -- When buildings have "brains" -- Evolving the architecture-ready brain -- Experience and design : case studies -- Experience and design : bringing in the brain.
- LCCN
- 2021015055
- OCLC
- ssj0002483805
- Author
Arbib, Michael A.
- Title
When brains meet buildings [electronic resource] : a conversation between neuroscience and architecture / Michael A. Arbib, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, University of Southern California, Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture.
- Imprint
New York, NY, United States of American : Oxford University Press, [2021]
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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