Phenomenologizing

Abstract

This thesis intends to explore the complex and layered understanding of subjective human experience through the built environment, specifically narrowing to interior spaces and typologies of architecture that indicate bodily necessity, such as retrieval, consumerism, and education. This research relies on architectural theory to develop a framework for understanding how to phenomenologize about “things” in order to shed light on how architectural spaces are understood through the lens of the experience regardless of “efficient” or “practical” design. Additionally, the question of representation becomes apparent in terms of documentation of the spaces. Architects should understand how the “world” impacts the “thing” from an existential point of view. They must develop an awareness of their “being” which may lead to self-reflection and ultimately influence design for better human experience. 2020_Reiff_Phenomenologizing

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