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Our Home as a Stage

Doorman at Hotel in Riviera Maya

Casa Cubana

Our Home as a Stage

Somehow our lives are like a play, with no rehearsals… Well I’m not really sure about that… meaning that experiences can be considered a rehearsal, if we capitalized on it and use it. Albert Einstein’s definition of insanity is, “doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results”. We can consider ourselves sane at least a little bit.

Studies demonstrate the impact of effective architecture in schools

Habana - Cuba

Recent research suggests that subtle changes to a learning environment can significantly alter a child's academic performance. The study, compiled by the Girls' Day School Trust (England and Wales) indicates that girls and boys will respond differently to certain spaces, conditions and temperatures, and emphasises the importance of utilising these factors in a positive way.

While girls seem to learn most effectively at a temperature of 24°C, boys prefer a cooler 21°C. Further scientific studies suggest that large atriums may produce a negative impact on girls, who learn better in small, intimate spaces, while soft surfaces produce a positive effect. Longer, hour-long classes suit girls better than boys, who perform better in short bursts of 30 minutes. These findings highlight the responsibility of the architect to design with these outcomes in mind, reiterating the power of effective architecture to change society for the better.

From World Architect News

Our homes and its contents

While the house is a symbol of our place in society, the house interiors and its contents are a mirror of our inner psychological self.

Thus, throughout our lives, whether we are conscious of it or not, our homes and its contents are very potent statements about who we are.

Viena - Austria

For many people, their furniture, pictures, and other moveable objects are more powerful expressions of self than is the house-structure it self.

We display in the physical environment messages from the unconscious about who we are, who we were, and who we might become. Unable to comprehend all that is encapsulated in the psyche, we need to place it “out there” for us to contemplate, just as we need to view our physical body in a mirror.

by Clare Cooper Marcus