A Space for Being is an interactive, multiroom installation organized at Salone del Mobile Milano in 2019 to explore how thoughtful design have the potential to impact our biology and well-being. As guests entered the exhibit, they were outfitted with a wristband that measured specific physical and physiological responses. Next, they visited three rooms… Continue reading A Space for Being, a seminal multiroom installation about neuroaesthetics and the impact of design
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Suchi Reddy speaks on “The Feeling City” at Bloomberg CityLab 2023
Bloomberg CityLab, the preeminent global cities summit organized by Bloomberg Philanthropies in partnership with the Aspen Institute, featured mayors, city innovators, business leaders, urban experts, artists, activists, and more to discuss and discover replicable solutions to pressing issues from leading their communities through rapid urbanization to confronting emerging technologies to reinvigorating economic development to solving… Continue reading Suchi Reddy speaks on “The Feeling City” at Bloomberg CityLab 2023
Design Justice
Design is always political. Whenever we make spaces we address people’s emotions, and their socioeconomic and cultural circumstances. In our cities, our ZIP codes are the best indicators of our health. Architects and designers have the power, in both public and private space, to shape either an oppressive or empowering environment. Our surroundings are not… Continue reading Design Justice
Designing a Physical-Digital Hybrid Future
Growing up in Chennai, India, I had the unusual privilege of being raised in a house that was actually designed by an architect, and not simply constructed. The house had access from all sides, with fluid connections between the interior and exterior, and life revolved around a central space that was the heart of all… Continue reading Designing a Physical-Digital Hybrid Future
Neuroaesthetics
Neuroaesthetics is a translational field that studies the effect of environments, atmospheres, and aesthetic experiences on the brain and body. The collective work of neuroscientists, architects, artists, designers, psychologists, cognitive scientists, data scientists, and philosophers, it brings together multiple disciplines to provide a holistic framework to synthesize multidisciplinary information on how we experience and design… Continue reading Neuroaesthetics