Ann Sussman is an architect, author and researcher interested in how buildings influence our behavior. She's president of the Human Architecture and Planning Institute, and also known from the books Cognitive Architecture and Urban Experience + Design. She recently co-authored the Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment, which recently launched.

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.

====

JOIN OUR COURSE: https://www.aestheticcity.academy/products/courses/aesthetic-city-academy

Join the #1 email list about making better places:

https://the-aesthetic-city.kit.com/signup

======

For more information on The Aesthetic City, find our website on https://theaestheticcity.com/

Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@the_aesthetic_city

Follow us on X: https://x.com/_Aesthetic_City

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.aesthetic.city/

Substack: https://theaestheticcity.substack.com/

Alexandros Lavdas is a is neuroscientist, a tenured Senior Researcher at Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy and head of Psychology at Webster University, Athens Campus, Greece. He is also member of the board of directors of the Human Architecture and Planning Institute. He holds a PhD from University College London (UCL) and has worked at UCL and the Hellenic Pasteur Institute in Athens.

He has worked extensively in nervous system development and regeneration, and is especially interested in examining elements of visual organized complexity, such as those found in nature and pre-modern architecture, and exploring their physiological and neural correlates.

========

JOIN OUR COURSE: https://www.aestheticcity.academy/products/courses/aesthetic-city-academy

Join the #1 email list about making better places:

https://the-aesthetic-city.kit.com/signup

======

For more information on The Aesthetic City, find our website on https://theaestheticcity.com/

Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@the_aesthetic_city

Follow us on X: https://x.com/_Aesthetic_City

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.aesthetic.city/

Substack: https://theaestheticcity.substack.com/

Jon Jon is an avid urbanist, national speaker, and content creator passionate about decoding what makes spaces great. His TikTok channels have amassed over 8.6 million likes and 406k followers.

His website: https://www.thehappyurbanist.city

Follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jonjon.jpeg

========

JOIN OUR COURSE: https://www.aestheticcity.academy/products/courses/aesthetic-city-academy

Join the #1 email list about making better places:

https://the-aesthetic-city.kit.com/signup

======

For more information on The Aesthetic City, find our website on https://theaestheticcity.com/

Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@the_aesthetic_city

Follow us on X: https://x.com/_Aesthetic_City

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.aesthetic.city/

Substack: https://theaestheticcity.substack.com/