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Blueprints for the Soul by Nick Moss
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9781915722386
Published:
30 Sep 2024
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
176 pages
Dimensions:
216x216x15mm
Weight:
0.374kgs
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There is a lack of beauty and emotion in our built environment. This book tells you why, and how to solve it.
You know that something is wrong, even if you can't quite put your finger on it. This book tells you why, and how to solve it.
There is a lack of beauty and emotion in our built environment. The visual patterns in nature that instinctively satisfy us are being obliterated from our surroundings, which have become progressively monolithic and featureless. We don't question why nature matters. We implicitly understand that nature feeds us metaphorically as well as literally. Nowhere was this more evident than in the lockdowns endured during the earlier stages of the Covid pandemic, where city dwellers became ever more desperate to leave the urban sprawl and get into the green. Human beings are highly attuned to the sensory inputs of the natural environment. On the large scale, we respond to the sight of a captivating view. On the small scale, our senses can come alive at the sight of richly painted flowers, the pungent green smell of freshly cut grass or the song of a blackbird.
Our response to beauty, to the right things in the right place, is part of what makes life worth living.
Over the last century, a majority of the buildings we see, work in and live in have become increasingly monolithic, functional and featureless inside and out. They are anti-nature, or put another way, anti-human. The power of architecture to inspire, move and delight has been under attack for many years and for many different reasons. But emotion in architecture matters because it satisfies and encompasses the human condition and offers a glimpse into the transcendent. Emotion in architecture allow us to appreciate, aspire and connect.
When our natural capacities for aesthetic appreciation are quashed, instead of feeling inspired, we feel imprisoned. Instead of feeling uplifted, we feel depressed. Instead of feeling liberated, we feel oppressed. Instead of feeling connected, we feel isolated. Bad buildings, like undiagnosed high blood pressure or type two diabetes, silently rob us of energy, health and well-being.
This is not about the lofty projects that academics and critics are so keen to discuss. It's about the buildings we see every day as we go about our business, the ones we live and work in: houses and shops, offices and cafes, schools and centres. It's about the fact that so many of them are letting us down.
About the Author: Nick Moss is the owner of Nick Moss Architects, a multi award-winning practice based in Manchester. Nick studied at Liverpool University and became a chartered architect in 2003. He began his architectural career working for prominent design studios Stephenson Bell and subsequently Hodder and Partners, until setting up his studio in 2012. With experience that ranges from restoring hidden gems to reshaping key parts of our towns and cities, Nick's practice has a strong emphasis on enhancing community, culture and place to create designs that interact beautifully with their environment. Nick has served as president of Manchester Society of Architects and on the RIBA North-West Regional Council. He's a visiting lecturer and critic at a number of universities. Barbara Iddon studied at Manchester Metropolitan University, gaining a degree in social science. Subsequently, Barbara worked in community development, tenant participation and place identity strategy, where her lively, pragmatic and innovative approach resulted in many successful bids and outcomes. She's currently a writer, counsellor and company director. Barbara's many years of study, observation and experience relating to a wide range of social strata, abilities, cultures and needs, combined with regular interaction with the Manchester architect community creates a rare and often refreshing perspective on the human condition in relation to the built environment.
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