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The Public Realm: What Cars Took Away + Never Gave Back
Where would you rather be? The main street above or the one below? We’d guess you’ll pick the one most at top, even though these images show the very same street — photographed about 100 years apart! It’s Commonwealth Avenue … Continue reading
Posted in City Planning, Design, People-centric Design, Walkability
Tagged Cars, Green Spaces, Health, Indoor-Outdoor, Public Space, Traffic, Walkability
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How Boston’s Glassy Seaport Fails + Why It Always Will!
A recent article in the Boston Globe Magazine, 15 Things to Love and 11 Things to Loathe about Boston, labels the newest glassy section of the city “soulless” something people “loathe,” calling Boston’s Seaport District a “bland cityscape, a tract of … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, City Planning, Design, Health, Uncategorized
Tagged Design, Facade
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Eye-tracking Architecture at Ux+Design/2019 Conference
Thanks to the attendees and presenters at Ux+Design/2019, the 1st International Conference on Urban Experience and Design on April 26 at Tufts University. This conference brought together creative thinkers from around the world who are shaping ‘evidence-based’ design practices, ones … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, City Planning, Design, Eye Tracking, People-centric Design, STEM, Walkability
Tagged Architecture, Design
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‘The Postcard Test’ in Copenhagen + beyond
If you want to know which buildings attract people in cities—head to the postcard rack. The postcard above is from Copenhagen by Danish illustrator, Martin Schwartz, who’s created a series that capture “the soul of a city in a single … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, City Planning, Design, Patterns
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Updates to Our 2018 Art+Science Photo Contest
Our new poster shows the kind of photograph that works well with our Art + Science Photo Project and the resulting heat map. Please take some pictures. Join the fun. Find out what really draws us in with no conscious control. We’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Design, Eye Tracking, People-centric Design, STEM
Tagged Design, Eye Tracking, photo contest
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Our 2018 Art+Science Photo Contest
We’re thrilled to announce our grant from the Acton-Boxborough Cultural Council (ABCC) for a unique art + science study of two Massachusetts towns. This study uses photography, biometric tools and new findings in neuroscience to show how our unconscious behaviors govern … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, City Planning, Design, Eye Tracking, People-centric Design, STEM, Walkability
Tagged photo contest
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Eye-Tracking Architecture: Going viral…
We were pleased to see our research reported in Common\Edge earlier this month getting broad coverage elsewhere. Let us know if you’d like to republish too. 1. Fast Company: https://www.fastcodesign.com/90153582/scientists-are-finally-discovering-how-our-eyes-really-see-space 2. Architectural Digest: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/biometric-scanning-the-future-of-architecture-planning 3. ArchDaily: (in English + Portuguese) … Continue reading
Park Benches Where No One Sits
If the goal of the bench is socialization, safety, scenery and shelter, why do these benches face busy streets, blank walls and parking lots? Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, City Planning, Design, Health, People-centric Design
Tagged Architecture, City Planning, Design, Green Spaces, Health, Indoor-Outdoor, Wellness
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Eye Tracking the ‘Villa’: A First Step toward Understanding How We Experience Architecture
Villa Rotunda by architect Palladio is, arguably, one of the most significant buildings in architectural history. Designed in the late 16th-century as a country house in Vicenza, Italy for a retiring cleric, its captivating elevations would go on to provide … Continue reading
The Genetics of Garden Design
Architecture is not just about houses and buildings—it’s also about gardens and landscapes. In the Genetics of Design, we write about how design affects biology and how biology affects design. Well-designed spaces make people feel comfortable and safe. They mesh … Continue reading
Posted in Biology, Design, Exercise, Health, People-centric Design, Walkability
Tagged Garden Design, gardens, Green Spaces, Health, Wellness
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