#56 - Ann Sussman: Why It's Time for Human-Centric & 'Biological' Architecture & Urban Design

<p>Ann Sussman is an architect, author and researcher interested in how buildings influence our behavior. She&#39;s president of the <a href="https://thehapi.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Human Architecture and Planning Institute</a>, and also known from the books <a href="https://www.amazon.nl/Cognitive-Architecture-Designing-Respond-Environment/dp/0415724694" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Cognitive Architecture</a> and <a href="https://www.amazon.nl/-/en/Justin-B-Hollander-ebook/dp/B0CZJDB51H/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2591SWLAK4F9O&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.OxD-BW8V4qU14shelk-lKL6Yms19twjBhIpBHLZ0wZlyLY8x87bth0DYE_9egCk24n0FbL2a5iZuWiyY-MmnfviXAwfZe1JpaXBjn9c-lGqyCaShPCBysudekCPic5o4fOhXPP0llJiLa1mmFC57IwRVReFeS2Oum8HorSeQcLteEspzmjzCmtsCPbLZ9-M0485jJJFsxHfdTQjQojk9VH0gDsub_eWylJ-n2fRSYW00n74jIOGMou1kRETnvBrjx0d-15TtdvbM_MXB9E5WzYnO-W89XsjvLRxFU966zc4.bPnXM5qop2Mj5mLq7ZzgzpGpg28Iq5g9MFIQZxVtxvo&dib_tag=se&keywords=urban+experience+and+design&qid=1767082714&sprefix=urban+experience%2Caps%2C86&sr=8-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Urban Experience + Design</a>. She recently co-authored <a href="https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-Handbook-of-Neuroscience-and-the-Built-Environment/Lavdas-Sussman-Woodworth/p/book/9781032744216?source=shoppingads&locale=en-EUR&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign_P7696357662_ECOMMC_Europe_shopping&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22138413057&gclid=CjwKCAiAjc7KBhBvEiwAE2BDOU9ZKvUhEc7vFgwoP_PjwuxFqJKssHf6LKVG6ATEScYveonp2ptjhxoCl1wQAvD_BwE" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">the Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment,</a> which recently launched.</p><p>In this interview, Ruben and Ann talk about a variety of topics regarding the brain, the importance of beauty, the experience of our built environment through our senses and the need for a different kind of design that takes human perception into account.</p><p>====</p><p>JOIN OUR COURSE: https://www.aestheticcity.academy/products/courses/aesthetic-city-academy</p><p>Join the #1 email list about making better places:</p><p>https://the-aesthetic-city.kit.com/signup</p><p>======</p><p>For more information on The Aesthetic City, find our website on https://theaestheticcity.com/</p><p> Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@the_aesthetic_city</p><p> Follow us on X: https://x.com/_Aesthetic_City</p><p> Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.aesthetic.city/</p><p> Substack: https://theaestheticcity.substack.com/</p>