Abstract

Understanding how (dis)abled human bodies interact with the built environment is critical in Urban Design. We examine if somaesthetic theory combined with a neuro-architectural framework can help advance our understanding of human bodily interaction with the built environment. We do so first from a theoretical point of view, and second with an analysis of the situated context: Budolfi Square in Aalborg, Denmark. Our take-home-message is that architects and urban designers need to move beyond the established understanding of the multi-sensory soma, into an understanding of a situated mobile-emotional soma.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Somaesthetics
Volume8
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)9-29
ISSN2246-8498
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022

Keywords

  • Somaesthetics
  • neuro-architecure
  • human body spectrum
  • situated relational interaction
  • mobile-emotional soma

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