Room to Think
Room to Think
Lyssia Katan
Architecture Beyond the Eyes
47 minutes Posted Mar 31, 2026 at 4:00 am.
Architecture You Feel, Not See
A Childhood Farm Shapes A Mind
Phenomenology And Lived Experience
Why The Eyes Took Over
Novelty Culture And The Need For Roots
Technology Anxiety And Self Knowledge
Firelight, Sound, And Deep History
Shadows, Privacy, And Thinking Space
Imagination As A Human Right
Home As Memory And Safety
Touch, Edges, And Welcoming Details
Door Handles As A Building Handshake
Aging, Patina, Smell, And Memory
Practicing The Senses By Attention
Final Thanks And Listener Actions
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In this episode, Lyssia sits down with architect, educator, and author Juhani Pallasmaa to talk about the sensory experience of architecture and why we experience buildings with our entire body, not just our eyes. The conversation explores how modern architecture became overly focused on vision and aesthetics, and what we lose when we ignore touch, sound, shadow, memory, and imagination in the spaces we create and live in. They discuss why old buildings often feel more comfortable than new on...