Effects of Restorative Environments on Creativity in Case of Architecture Education

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  • Beste Sabir Istanbul Technical University

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https://doi.org/10.51588/eaaeacp.65

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architectural education, architectural creativity, creativity, meditative spaces, neuroscience of creativity, restorative environments

Abstract

Creativity is a mental process, and cognitive psychology has focused on this subject, especially in the last century. While neuroscience concentrates on creative processes; new data emerges. When we consider architectural production as a creative process, the "free association REST thinking mode" focuses on the principle of free circulating thought, allowing relaxation and free-thinking to lead to new connections (creative moments) in the brain. The paper aims to focus on how spaces affect the creative process in case of architectural education, production, and creation. If REST mode — as relaxation, meditation, and awareness — supports the process of creation, how do restorative (calming, meditative) spaces and environments affect this process as well? With this approach, students will be questioned with quantitative methods to collect data about the effects of faculty and meditative environments on the creative process.

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Sabir, B. (2020). Effects of Restorative Environments on Creativity in Case of Architecture Education. EAAE Annual Conference Proceedings, 242–257. https://doi.org/10.51588/eaaeacp.65

Published

2020-12-29

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2020: The Hidden School Papers. EAAE Annual Conference Zagreb 2019 - Proceedings

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The Place

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Author Biography

Beste Sabir, Istanbul Technical University

Beste Sabir studied Urban and Regional Planning and Architectural Design in master studies. She is a Ph.D. candidate at ITU, living, researching, and teaching as a part-time lecturer in Turkey. She is also working with mindfulness, yoga studies, trying to correlate this knowledge with the urban experience and architecture field. Her field of interest involves; architectural design theories, multi-disciplinary design processes, productive and healthy cities, environmental education for sustainable development.

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