While this may be true superficially, the kind of meaningful social interactions that are crucial for mental health do not come easily in cities. Published in 1998, Thinking architecture is a thin, 65 pages book, which gives an epigrammatic view into the mind of Pritzker prize laureate, Peter Zumthor. Another VR study, published this year, concluded that most people feel better in rooms with curved edges and rounded contours than in sharp-edged rectangular rooms – though (tellingly perhaps) the design students among the participants preferred the opposite. Since then, Plautus’ architectus figure has been interpreted in a variety of ways within classical scholarship: as a euphemism for the play’s lowly agent of intrigue; as a proxy for the scheming playwright; and as a media-reflexive figure associated with other craft imagery used throughout Plautus’ plays to qualify and vivify not only acts of scheming and plot construction, but also moral edification. They represented the hinge for an epistemological validation of the discipline, taking further the Vitruvian axiom architectura est sciencia, and answering Enlightenment’s anxiety for demonstration and systematization of knowledge.

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If the façade is complex and interesting, it affects people in a positive way; negatively if it is simple and monotonous. Architects must look for rational construction solutions for the edges and joints where surfaces meet.In the first lecture of his book “Thinking Architecture,” Peter Zumthor , the notable Swiss architect, gave us a glimpse of his way of thinking about architecture. The architectural firm Snohetta has followed a similar principle in Times Square, introducing long sculpted granite benches to emphasise that the iconic space, once clogged with cars, is now a haven for pedestrians. I think there was a desire by the architects to try and thwart expectations and be a bit edgy,” says Dalton.

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The Guest Editor for this special article dedicated to Peter Zumthor is Abed from ArchAnime, a team of architects and designers who provide short, fun animated YouTube videos that simplify architecture books and theories to inspire their audience’s curiosity. NBBJ is an office based in several cities around the world focused on Experience Design in projects ranging from urban projects to hospitals, stadiums, landscaping and schools. The imperative to design something unique and individual tends to override considerations of how it might shape the behaviours of those who will live with it.If it is a relaxation space like a restaurant or even a residence, the use of yellow lights, which are more cozy, may be more convenient. Enriching public spaces will not banish loneliness from cities, but it could help by making residents feel more engaged and comfortable with their surroundings. Though these are the most visible examples of right-wing movements for observers of Western politics, such movements are not limited by geography: Erdogan in Turkey, Bolsonaro in Brazil, and Duterte in the Philippines indicate that the rise of right-wing populist sentiment is a global phenomenon, leaving political theorists and historians scrambling to interpret these turbulent political circumstances.

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The popular image of the architect is one of ego and power - but as any practicing architect will tell you, this is rarely (at best) the truth. Surabhi is a student of architecture and is trying to figure out how she can contribute to the field and society. Buildings consist of several parts joined together, which means that these joints’ quality determines the building’s quality.Every building is built for a specific use, in a specific place, for a specific society, and it has nothing to do with style. We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us,” mused Winston Churchill in 1943 while considering the repair of the bomb-ravaged House of Commons. In an increasingly air-conditioned environment, it can be easy to discount thermal comfort in the design of a building. To try and succinctly capture the main thrust of Zerilli’s work would be difficult as its themes and arguments are multifaceted, and she engages with a voluminous amount of contemporary literature in political theory.