Designing Space

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Join the Seminars in Society and Neuroscience to explore how we experience space and what it means for the spaces we design.

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Seminars in Society and Neursocience

Open to the public, Seminars in Society and Neuroscience bring together leading experts from neuroscience and other disciplines from the natural and social sciences, the arts, and the humanities to discuss big questions around mind, brain, and behavior.

<p>How do we experience space? And what does this mean for the spaces we design? We explore these questions by bringing together speakers from Architecture, Neuroscience, and Virtual Reality, with two specific aims: First, we explore what Architecture and Virtual Reality can learn from each other, as two distinct approaches to “spatial design”. Whilst spatial experience has long been a central question of Architecture, Virtual Reality is only beginning to grapple with these questions, as technology transitions from 2D screens to 3D spatial interfaces. Second, we explore the nature of spatial experience itself, with two approaches to understanding the human mind. Whilst contemporary Architecture is influenced by Philosophy (specifically the “Phenomenological” tradition), the tools of Neuroscience are increasingly being applied to questions of Architecture as well. Through this multidisciplinary exchange we hope to deepen our understanding of spatial experience, and how it informs the physical and virtual spaces we design.</p><h2>Speakers </h2><ul><li><a href="http://www.nitzu.me/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Nitzan Bartov</a>, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University</li><li><a href="https://neuroaesthetics.med.upenn.edu/chatlab.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Anjan Chatterjee</a>, Professor of Neurology, Psychology, and Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania</li><li><a href="https://www.arch.columbia.edu/faculty/193-steven-holl" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Steven Holl</a>, Professor of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation at Columbia University</li><li>Moderated by <a href="https://scienceandsociety.columbia.edu/directory/paul-linton" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Paul Linton</a>, Presidential Scholar in Society and Neuroscience and Fellow of the Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America at Columbia University</li></ul><h2>Event Information</h2><p>Free and open to the public. Registration is required via Eventbrite. Please visit the <a href="https://scienceandsociety.columbia.edu/events/designing-space" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">event webpage</a> for additional information. Please email presidentialscholars@columbia.edu with any questions. </p><p>This event is hosted by the <a href="https://scienceandsociety.columbia.edu/content/presidential-scholars-society-and-neuroscience" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Presidential Scholars in Society and Neuroscience</a> as part of the <a href="https://presidentialscholars.columbia.edu/content/seminars" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Seminars in Society and Neuroscience</a> series. Co-sponsored by  <a href="https://www.arch.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation</a>, <a href="https://italianacademy.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Italian Academy for Advanced Studies in America</a>  and <a href="https://zuckermaninstitute.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Zuckerman Institute</a> at Columbia University. </p><p>The Center for Science and Society makes every reasonable effort to accommodate individuals with disabilities. If you require disability accommodations to attend a Center for Science and Society event, please contact us at scienceandsociety@columbia.edu or (212) 854-0666 at least 10 days in advance of the event. For more information, please visit the <a href="https://eoaa.columbia.edu/content/accessibility" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">campus accessibility webpage</a>. </p>
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