Motion and Emotion

Understanding Urban Architecture through Diverse Multisensorial Engagements

Authors

  • Tenna Doktor Olsen Tvedebrink Aalborg University, Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology
  • Lars Brorson Fich Aalborg University
  • Elisabetta Canepa University of Genoa
  • Zakaria Djebbara Aalborg University
  • Ole B Jensen Aalborg University
  • Asbjørn C Carstens Aalborg University
  • Dylan Chau Huynh Aalborg University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54337/ojs.jos.v8i2.7404

Abstract

Understanding how (dis)abled human bodies interact with the built environment is critical in Urban Design. We examine if somaesthetic theory combined with a neuro-architectural framework can help advance our understanding of human bodily interaction with the built environment. We do so first from a theoretical point of view, and second with an analysis of the situated context: Budolfi Square in Aalborg, Denmark. Our take-home-message is that architects and urban designers need to move beyond the established understanding of the multi-sensory soma, into an understanding of a situated mobile-emotional soma.

Author Biographies

Tenna Doktor Olsen Tvedebrink, Aalborg University, Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology

Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology

Lars Brorson Fich, Aalborg University

Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology

Elisabetta Canepa, University of Genoa

Department of Architecture and Design

Zakaria Djebbara, Aalborg University

Postdoc, Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology

Ole B Jensen, Aalborg University

Professor, Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology

Asbjørn C Carstens, Aalborg University

Research Assistant, Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology

Dylan Chau Huynh, Aalborg University

Research Assistant, Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology

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Published

19-03-2023