For nearly 30 years, Michael Arbib taught computer science, neuroscience, engineering, psychology, and mathematics at the University of Southern California, and is known for his prolific work on brains and computers: essentially, what the mechanisms of one can teach us about how the other works. Gathering together all aspects of his work, he’s sharpened his focus on the connection between architecture and neuroscience, and developed the concept of neuromorphic architecture.
He is now associated with the NewSchool for Architecture and Design and UC San Diego, and has played a major role in the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture, based in La Jolla, California. We spoke about the Academy’s upcoming conference, and what architecture practice can realistically take from neuroscientific research.
Listen to One-to-One #37 with Michael Arbib:
Shownotes:
Founder of cybernetics, Norbert Wiener
Tatiana Berger at the NewSchool for Architecture and Design
John Zeisel's work with Alzheimer's
Cognitive scientist and philosopher Daniel Dennett
UCSD neurophilosopher Patricia Churchland
Neuroaesthetics initiative at John Hopkins Brain Science Institute
The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses and The Thinking Hand: Existential and Embodied Wisdom in Architecture, by Juhani Pallasmaa
Recommended reading: Nesting: Body, Dwelling, Mind by Sara Robinson; The Architect's Brain: Neuroscience, Creativity, and Architecture by Harry Francis Mallgrave
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