Tag Archives: Architecture

Aiming for a Happy-2025 Holiday? Pick up the HAPI-Course Bundled!

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Genetics of Design

Just in time for the Holidays, we’re again offering a package deal on the HAPI Certification course, all 7-classes bundled for $99! What is it? Seven half-hour presentations bridging the arts + sciences, revealing how biology and psychology shape our experience … Continue reading →

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This Just In – The Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment is Out!

Posted on October 1, 2025 by Genetics of Design

We’re thrilled to announce the publication of the Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment this month: Edited by Board Members of theHapi.org, the Handbook reflects our game-changing times in the 21st-century, where new understandings in the life sciences, prove … Continue reading →

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Eye-tracking Buildings in Lisbon + Boston – out for analysis!

Posted on May 20, 2025 by Genetics of Design

How do we see buildings? This 5-minute online eye-tracking study, helping expand understanding of how we experience the built environment – is now out for analysis. These studies use state-of-the-art software from iMotions.com, accessible on any laptop or desktop computer equipped with a … Continue reading →

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Looking for a Bundle of Holiday Joy? Pick up the HAPI-course Bundled!

Posted on December 20, 2024 by Genetics of Design

Just in time for the Holidays, we’re offering a package deal on the HAPI Certification course, all 7 classes bundled for $99! What is it? Seven half-hour presentations bridging the arts + sciences, revealing how biology and psychology shape our … Continue reading →

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The Big Reveal: How Adding Art Changes the Office

Posted on August 21, 2024 by Genetics of Design

by Ann Sussman, RA + Abigail C. Sekely In this pilot-study, we looked at how adding biophilic art, which shows scenes of nature, changes how people see and feel about an office space. The study, sponsored by theHapi.org, used state-of-the-art … Continue reading →

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Announcing the HAPI Podcast: Where Design + Humanity Meet!

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Genetics of Design

We’re thrilled to launch the HAPI Podcast as part of the Human Architecture + Planning Institute’s nonprofit mission to improve the design of our built environment through education and research Hosted by Jo Riddle, the HAPI Podcast “brings urban design, … Continue reading →

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Take Part in updated Eye-Tracking Building Studies Here

Posted on February 18, 2023 by Genetics of Design

Studies are down now and in analyses; expect results out by next month. Building Study–#6: https://my.imotions.com/collect/v148/#s/c7c7e13d-cb62-4361-bd63-4ab0426ccdaa?iMotionsLocale=en-US Building Study-#5: https://my.imotions.com/collect/v109/#s/7ce0d33b-c461-421e-973f-c4654307e88a?iMotionsLocale=en-US These studies are sponsored by theHapi.org (the Human Architecture + Planning Institute) a nonprofit dedicated to understanding the human experience of the built … Continue reading →

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A Talk on Cognitive Architecture – Thursday, November 17th

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Genetics of Design

Interested in seeing how the brain directs your experience of the built environment, subliminally? Then sign up for this free talk, over Zoom, sponsored by the Consulting Planners of Massachusetts, on Thursday, November 17th at 12 PM EST. It’s open … Continue reading →

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Ux+Design/2023 – 2nd International Conference on Urban Experience and Design in April                                                                              

Posted on September 19, 2022 by Genetics of Design

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: On April 28, 2023, Tufts University and the Human Architecture + Planning Institute, Inc (theHapi.org) will host the 2nd International Conference on Urban Experience + Design: Ux+Design/2023. Researchers, scholars, architects, planners, designers and students, are all invited to submit … Continue reading →

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‘Built Beautiful,’ the Movie on Architecture + Neuroscience Streaming Live at Boston Architectural College on Dec. 7, 2020

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Genetics of Design

Built Beautiful – Trailer from Mariel Rodriguez-McGill on Vimeo. The Boston Architectural College (BAC) announced it will screen this new documentary which bridges the arts + sciences on Monday, December 7, 2020 at 7 PM EST. All are invited to … Continue reading →

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