Film Screening and Discussion
05/19/14
Outside In
Mind & Body
Our set of Spring 2014 programs asked: How can we better understand the effects of the city on the mind and body? What does the brain’s response to place—from the congestion of a crowded intersection to the glowing lights of city signage—tell us about the built environment? And what role can the design of cities play in creating a more regenerative and vibrant urban life?
Tech and Demo Conversation
05/13/14
How Does the Brain Respond to the City?
Launch Event
05/09/14
The Imprint of the City
Story Jun 23, 2014
Seeing the Unseen: the Cacophonous City in Four Films
Investigating the profoundly anarchic and mysterious nature of cities.
Story Jun 18, 2014
Sharpening Mind and Body: the City-Dweller’s Everyday Tools
Exploring the connection between a conscious architectural practice and a conscious life
Story Jun 16, 2014
Mind Your Step: Urban Mindfulness and Cultivating the Practice of Presence
“Close your eyes and just feel what it feels like to stand here.”
Story Jun 14, 2014
Improving Well-Being in the City, Starting with Understanding
What are the different elements that compose our well-being? What does it mean to measure or quantify well-being? And how do we think about the ethics of well-being in a collective or social context?
Story Jun 11, 2014
Early Neurological Measurements of the Urban Experience
Will biofeedback data help us better understand our neural responses to the urban environment?
Story Jun 03, 2014
Escape from the
“Land of No”
“Land of No”
The largely teenaged group arrived with no particular building skills, but with some guidance they created a physical space for the lively conversation about public space that followed.
Story May 29, 2014
Event Report: Launching the Institute’s Spring Season with The Imprint of the City
Like mockingbirds that model their song on the sound of the car alarms going off nearby, we city dwellers reflect and are shaped by our environments.