Today we learnt about the difference between how to perceive and conceive space, which we then linked to how it is produced and third space. To perceive means ‘to notice or become aware of something directly through the senses.’ Whiles conceive means ‘to form an idea or plan in your mind, to imagine something.’ Linking this to architecture we can look at urban space, which requires major philosophical work, Henri Lefebvre, a social theorist, argues that space is a social pro

Today we were introduced to the concept of perception, which is “The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses.” This allows us to create memories in a space, which are then stored not only in an unconscious state in the mind but with the space itself, meaning memories can return to our conscious state when recollected or reimagines through spatial perception. "There is not just a physical reality; spaces are linked to actions and rituals that prov

Today we explored the theme of identity, which is a social and self-perception, built on the synthesis of individual and professional aspects. (Kunrath, Cash, Li-Ying, 2016) To further understand this we looked at terminology such as gender, sex and sexuality and I made some diagrams in order to understand how these ideas, compare and connect to one another. Diagrams made in class to fully understand how themes in identity connect to one another. This leads onto intersection

Throughout history, philosophers, artist, theoreticians, and architects have always been fascinated with the human body. It has even become code for some specific measurements, such as feet which is based on the length of a human foot, or inches which is a division of Roman ‘foot.’ Calculating modular elements, Source: (Delaney and Gorman, p 305) Methods of measurements, Source: (Delaney and Gorman, p 298) We were then introduced to three concepts. The first one Ergonomics is

Today we were introduced to Visual culture, it is a research area that regards visual image as the focal point and is heavily based on cultural context. (Heywood et al, 2017, p. 65) We can see it everywhere for example images whether on your phone, on a billboard or a cartoons, this also includes objects. “If you can see it, if it was made to be seen, then it’s visual culture.” (Boylan, 2020, pp.26-27) It is extremely important to our society as it builds culture and centra

Today we explored how fashion and style can manifest themselves into larger social themes such as modernity, identity, gender and architecture. We also looked into the idea of wearable concepts. To begin we looked at Gottfried Semper, who was a German architect and theorist who published ‘The Four Elements of Architecture’ in 1851 where he explained the origins of architecture through anthropology. He described how essential man's early structures were to establishing and cre

Today in class we were introduced to ephemerality or impermanency, which are defined as the quality or state of lasting for a short time however; longevity (another theme we were introduced to) is the state of lasting a long time. This links to architecture, as designers we often believe our creations will last forever, but buildings and interiors change through time, they become unrecognisable and go through numerous uses which shows how flexibility is needed to adapt Interi

Today was the first day of the Body and Interior Space module and the theme was Phenomenology. Which is a way of seeing the world and looking beyond the mere appearance of things in order to have a deeper understanding of it. The etymology of term is the study of knowledge (logy or logos), drawing upon Ancient Greek; phainomenon "that which appears or is seen.” In the presentation the allegory of Plato’s Cave to suggest that what we judge to be true compromises the authentici