New From theHAPI.org

Routledge Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment

Edited by Alexandros A. Lavdas, Ann Sussman and A. Vernon Woodworth
This Routledge collection brings together 31 chapters from international experts exploring how findings in neuroscience are reshaping architecture, planning, and design, from neuroaesthetics and biophilia to color, sound, memory, and beauty.

More Books by theHAPI.org board members

Programming for Health & Wellbeing in Architecture
Menezes, de Oliveria-Smith & Woodworth
Routledge →

Cognitive Architecture, Designing for How We Respond to the Built Environment, 2nd Edition
Ann Sussman & Justin Hollander
Routledge → | Amazon→

Urban Experience and Design, Contemporary Perspectives on Improving the Public Realm
Justin Hollander & Ann Sussman
Routledge →

Beauty, Neuroscience, and Architecture: Timeless Patterns and Their Impact on Our Well-Being
Don Ruggles
Amazon →

Videos + Documentaries

FEATURED IN:

Build Beautiful: An Architecture & Neuroscience Love Story

For centuries, humans have sought to express beauty in architecture and art, but it is only recently that neuroscience is helping to determine how and why beauty plays an important role in our wellbeing.

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Why Your Eyes Ignore Modern Buildings

Board members Ann Sussman and Alexandros Lavdas are interviewed for this Aesthetic City Youtube video.

Blogs + Writing

A blog by theHAPI.org - geneticsofdesign.com

Exploring the biology behind our responses to the built environment and why we're drawn to certain places and repelled by others.

By Justin Hollander
The intersection of cognitive science and the design of cities. also available as a podcast on Apple Podcasts.

Exploring the biology behind our responses to the built environment and why we're drawn to certain places and repelled by others.