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September 2, 2025Media Architecture and Sensory Experience in Human–Building InteractionImage: Busra Berber.
At our June meeting, we welcomed Busra Berber, architect and PhD researcher at The Bartlett, UCL. Her doctoral project, Sensory Experience in Human–Building Interaction, investigates how media architecture and digitally enhanced environments shape emotional and sensory experience. Using physiological data such as heart rate and skin temperature, she develops methods for quantifiable evidence of visitor responses, measuring and interpreting emotional effects in architectural settings. Positioned within the field of Human-Building Interaction, her work focuses on exhibitions and immersive installations, where she explores how visitors react to media-integrated spaces. While her research is grounded in these specific contexts, the findings open broader perspectives on designing sensory-driven and human-centered environments. The presentation sparked a lively exchange within the committee, with members reflecting on how these methods might inform practice and research in architecture more broadly. We thank Busra Berber for sharing her work and engaging with the committee in such an inspiring way.
Social Science and Architecture
The Social Science and Architecture Committee was formed in January 2016 with the goal of bringing together professionals and students from architecture, social science, and other fields to discuss, collaborate, and facilitate programs for the community. The meeting offers a place to exchange ideas related to social science and architecture, address topics of interest to the attendees, and to plan AIA panels on related topics. The Committee meets monthly and is open to anyone who would like to attend. Meetings are held the fourth Friday of every month from 8:30–10:00 AM.