Design Magazine: Interview with Tye Farrow
“There is no such thing as neutral space, because every environment alters the functioning of the body and brain, and these changes always favor or harm health, never leaving it untouched.” – Tye Farrow
Tye Farrow on discussion panel
Tye Farrow is interviewed for Design Magazine Portugal’s Tiago Krusse to discuss mind health, neuroarchitectural research, and the architectural determinants of health. Over the past several decades, cognitive science, neuroscience and architecture have converged to recognise that the mind is shaped by the environment.
In the Design Magazine interview with Krusse, Tye argues that the neuroscience should be more closely embedded within architectural practice. He states that architecture should be reformulated “as a health promoting discipline based on neuroscience, environmental psychology, research on environmental enrichment and biophilia, and that project decisions should be based on evidence on how environments shape perception, emotion, learning and mind health.”
Associations such as ANFA and the Portuguese Academy of Neuroarchitecture, in addition to academic institutions such as the IUAV University of Venice, have been critical to the integration of neuroscience research within architectural pedagogy. Tye Farrow works to further this interdisciplinary approach to design in Constructing Health, an exploration of how the built environment enhances one’s mind health. The debut book has been used as a textbook for neuroscience and architecture courses at Texas A&M and the University of Colorado Denver. The book’s key concepts have featured throughout guest lectures hosted by Tye Farrow across the world.
To learn more about how the built environment shapes the health and wellbeing of the human body, purchase Constructing Health here and read the full Design Magazine article with Tiago Krusse here.