The Shaping of Us: How Everyday Spaces Structure Our Lives, Behaviour, and Well-Being

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Environmental psychologist Lily Bernheimer, Director, Space Works Consulting and architect Roland Karthaus, Director of Matter Architecture, will discuss Lily’s book, The Shaping of Us: How Everyday Spaces Structure Our Lives, Behaviour, and Well-Being, and how architects and behavioral science experts can work together to design for greater well-being in living, working, urban, and institutional spaces from the UK to the US.

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About the Architecture + the City Festival (September 11-30)

Co-presented by AIA San Francisco and the Center for Architecture + Design, the 17th annual Architecture + the City goes virtual and will continue to offer behind-the-scenes programs, walking tours, literature, live presentations and more that provide an excellent opportunity for all communities to experience architecture and design in a myriad of ways throughout the city.

Every September, the festival reveals the many facets and layers of San Francisco, and how ­architecture and design play a key role in this ever-changing urban landscape. Millions of people from around the world visit San Francisco — a 49 square-mile city with a population of more than 800,000 comprised of artists, architects, designers, storytellers, students, and more — each with perspectives that contribute to the compelling and evolving narrative that makes this City so unique.

For more info visit www.archandcity.org or www.centersf.org/festival2020

Lily Bernheimer, Director, Space Works, is an environmental psychology consultant, writer, and researcher who sees the transition to more sustainable lifestyles as an opportunity to create spaces that truly work for people. She has led human-centered design projects across the workspace, urban, residential, and incarceration sectors since 2007. At Space Works, Lily has specialized in developing evidence-based design strategy for workplaces and other complex environments, including a recent major initiative on Wellbeing in Prison Design.

Lily’s first book, The Shaping of Us: How Everyday Spaces Structure Our Lives, Behaviour, and Well-Being, was published by Little, Brown UK in 2017, followed by a North America edition published by Trinity University Press in 2019.

She regularly speaks at forums such as Yale University, Clerkenwell Design Week, the London Festival of Architecture, and Open House New York. Her work and writing has been featured in Psychology Today, The Guardian, BBC Capital, Architecture Today, the London Evening Standard, and The List.

Roland Karthaus co-founded Matter with Jonathan McDowell in 2016. The practice is working on a wide range of projects including masterplanning, housing, education, commercial and bridge projects and is committed to creating places and buildings that improve people's lives through the energetic pursuit of excellent design.

Roland was previously principal of Karthaus Design, a practice which developed an expertise working with clients at the strategic end of complex regeneration projects as well as delivering a variety of carefully crafted buildings.

Prior to that he was Programme Leader for the Professional Part 2 Architecture course at the University of East London (UEL), where he continues to teach and research as a visiting lecturer. He was project Architect and Associate at leading London practices including Squire and Partners, Andrew Wright Associates and McDowell+Benedetti. From 2005-2008 he worked as a public sector commissioning client for Lewisham Council, overseeing a £50m capital development programme.

Roland has been a registered Architect since 2002, is a Member of the Royal Institute of British Architects and a member of the RIBA Planning Advisory Group. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Design Council Built Environment Expert. In 2018 he won an RIBA President's award for research for his work on wellbeing in the Justice system.