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Architecture as Embodied Experience: Dialogues Between Phenomenology, Gesture, and Neuroscience

No. 44 (2026-01-30)
https://doi.org/10.18389/dearq44.2026.01

Abstract

This article explores the continuity between phenomenology and neuroarchitecture, two emerging disciplines that place the body at the center of spatial experience. It analyzes how perception, gesture, and atmosphere shape modes of inhabiting that transcend purely functional or technical dimensions. Architecture is understood as an embodied experience in which air, matter, and movement intertwine across aesthetic, ethical, and existential registers. Neuroscience offers tools to assess the impact of space on individuals without abandoning the qualitative richness of the phenomenological tradition. Sensitivity and scientific evidence are integrated to guide design toward more humane, conscious, and ethically responsible environments.

Keywords: Atmosphere, perception, cognition, neuroscience, phenomenology, neuroarchitecture, gesture

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