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A mindful body approach to creating architecture: movement, models and spatial experiences
Vernelle A A Noel1, Shantanu Parikh2, John Wilson2
1School of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University , Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
Summary
This study introduces a mindful body approach to architecture, emphasizing multi-sensory and embodied experiences. By documenting movement and interactions, designers can create spaces that foster self-understanding and connection to the world.
Area of Science:
- Architecture and Embodied Cognition
- Phenomenology of Space and Movement
Background:
- Architecture is often viewed as a multi-sensory and embodied human creative expression.
- The separation of mind and body is challenged through the concept of mindful bodies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To define and explore a mindful body approach in architectural design.
- To investigate how embodied design practices can enhance spatial experiences and self-understanding.
Main Methods:
- Defining a mindful body in architecture as a documentation and memory mapping of the moving body.
- Outlining a five-step approach for creating architecture through mindful embodiment.
- Connecting bodily movements with emotions, memories, and environmental interactions.
Main Results:
- A mindful body approach involves documenting movement, embodied interactions, and emotional connections.
- Designing spaces that elicit diverse movements and atmospheres is key.
- This approach can lead to architectural experiences that enhance self-awareness and connection.
Conclusions:
- Engaging in a mindful body approach can lead to architectural designs that foster deeper understanding of self, others, and the world.
- Mindful body architecture can create spaces that activate attention, integrate sensory experiences, and evoke wonder.
- This approach aligns with embodied cognition theories in the context of artificial intelligence.
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