
Routledge Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment
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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 how people respond to their surroundings, and how
these environments can be optimized for human well-being.
A total of 31 chapters, presented in six sections, discuss human perception, the need
for connection, and how design impacts health and well-being, 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 as follows: What do architects and
designers need 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.
Reviews / Votes
"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
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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.
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