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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Alina Sarosiek graduated from the University of Warsaw with masters degree in psychology, specialising in social and organisational psychology. She worked for a few years in Poland in many settings before she arrived in Australia in 1986. Her priority was to learn English. Then she studied few counselling units at the Brisbane College of Advanced Education (BCAE). She started her working life in Brisbane at EXPO 88 and in support services for migrant women. In 1988 she commenced working at BCAE and then continued at QUT (after amalgamation of both institutions) as an International Student Counsellor, International Student Services. After more than 30 years of very rewarding, interesting, and at times challenging work she retired and developed various other interests, amongst them, in neuroarchitecture, a relatively new interdisciplinary field that explores the interaction between design, architecture and neuroscience.
ABSTRACT
Neuroarchitecture is a new and fascinating interdisciplinary field of study that focuses on the built environment and its impact on us – our cognition, emotions, well-being and behaviour. It draws on knowledge from neuroscience, psychology and architectural design and offers new perspectives in design to optimise our quality of life. Environmental psychologists, neuroscientists and architects unravel how our well-being, learning, creativity and productivity are affected by our surroundings. As neuroarchitecture is still very young, new research brings more extensive knowledge to the field and scientists find new applications. For thousands of years we were shaped by nature and our will to survive in often hostile environments. Our ancestors learned how to live and thrive and our preferences for aesthetics, landscape, architecture, interior design have biological and evolutionary underpinnings. We still prefer certain environments, shapes, colours, spatial arrangements that would have been instrumental in our survival. Understanding the preferences and behaviours of our ancestors, the first humans, can provide valuable insights for designing the built environment. Neuroarchitecture is about creating environments that are not only functional, but also stimulate to achieve, create, allow us to maintain physical and psychological well-being, promote tranquility, reduce stress, facilitate healing, support concentration, collaboration or relaxation. By utilising knowledge on perception of colours, lighting, shapes and heights, role of nature in relaxation and healing, architects can design spaces that stimulate our senses, evoke emotional responses, and promote well-being.
