Architectural Knowledge

Architectural Knowledge

The knowledge system for architecture has long come from the historical, philosophical, and social sources. Now it is coming from AI, biology, mathematics, and neuroscience. This body of discovered and tested knowledge remains outside the dominant architectural culture. There are several methods of data gathering for adaptive design. Cumulative findings include design patterns, eye tracking, visual attention scans, information compression …

UX+design

Presentations 2023

Apr 28 ❧ UX+Design Conference, Tufts University, Boston, MA, Lecture July 27 ❧ Science in Design, Denver Design Center, Denver, CO, Lecture Aug 5 ❧ American Institute of Building & Design, Nashville, TN, Lecture Aug 23 ❧ Ludowici Restoration Conference, Columbus, OH, Lecture Oct 5 ❧ University of Denver, Denver, CO, Lecture to real estate development class Oct 13 ❧ …

ax:on johnson

Presentations 2022

Feb 8 ❧ University of Colorado Denver College of Architecture & Planning. Lecture Feb 16 ❧ Wolfson Prize Presentation:  London, UK Feb 25 ❧ TAG 4 Conference, Washington DC. Lecture Feb 25 ❧ TAG 4 Conference, Washington DC. Built Beautiful screening Mar 10 ❧ Ax:son Johnson Center for the Study of Classical Architecture March 10 ❧ Downing College, University of Cambridge, …

symmetry reassessment

Symmetry in Architecture: Reassessment

The topic of symmetry continues to be a dynamic and fruitful one in many fields—but architecture is not one of them. Indeed, as we have seen, architecture as a profession continues to be dominated by a school of thought that is charitably described as an obsolete relic of an earlier and more elementary industrial age. A more critical view is …

TheHAPI.org

The Human Architecture and Planning Institute, Inc is a non-profit dedicated to understanding the human experience of the built environment and improving its design through education + research. Our mission is to promote evidence-based design, using biometric and other tools to reveal hidden aspects of the human experience that direct our behavior in the built environment. Our mission is to …