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Reflections on perception and the senses are essential to understanding the moment in which a work of architecture, an urban space or an interior becomes meaningful. When a place is truly revealing, it is perceived as a complete atmosphere, it has musical qualities, textures of different materials,...
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Reflections on perception and the senses are essential to understanding the moment in which a work of architecture, an urban space or an interior becomes meaningful. When a place is truly revealing, it is perceived as a complete atmosphere, it has musical qualities, textures of different materials, complex smells, a certain degree of humidity; it is the combination of these perceptions, experienced in solitude or in proximity to other bodies – even in the midst of the multitude – and in movement. These places allow us to find some meaning to existence, or at the very least a consciousness of the present or nostalgia for the past. Whether in our everyday lives or in exceptional circumstances, we experience them through our senses. The meaning of architecture cannot be reduced to objectivity; it arises from an emotional, multisensory experience.Thanks to many recent movies, we can understand how sounds immediately situate us: through the flute of a knife sharpener, the whistle of a sweet potato seller, the siren of an ambulance, we are conscious of the auditory identity of a city. But something must be done to ensure that these sounds do not disappear, as they are incredibly vulnerable. Some foreigners swear that Mexico City smells like nixtamalized corn meal, even from the airplane. In other words, the city also has an aromatic identity, which can also disappear. What does architecture smell like? For this issue, we have proposed an olfactory experiment that smells of metal, lacquer and glass, of modernity and spaciousness. Or in the words of its designer, Izaskun Díaz Fernández, “a fragrance that captures the importance of the sensory properties of the materials, the work, the people that built it and live in it and of all the factors covered by the term ‘architecture.’ Metal, earth (brick), dust (cement, concrete and stone) and wood.” |
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oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article-680902021-01-27T17:39:03Z senses Editorial Sentidos López Uribe, Cristina senses Reflections on perception and the senses are essential to understanding the moment in which a work of architecture, an urban space or an interior becomes meaningful. When a place is truly revealing, it is perceived as a complete atmosphere, it has musical qualities, textures of different materials, complex smells, a certain degree of humidity; it is the combination of these perceptions, experienced in solitude or in proximity to other bodies – even in the midst of the multitude – and in movement. These places allow us to find some meaning to existence, or at the very least a consciousness of the present or nostalgia for the past. Whether in our everyday lives or in exceptional circumstances, we experience them through our senses. The meaning of architecture cannot be reduced to objectivity; it arises from an emotional, multisensory experience.Thanks to many recent movies, we can understand how sounds immediately situate us: through the flute of a knife sharpener, the whistle of a sweet potato seller, the siren of an ambulance, we are conscious of the auditory identity of a city. But something must be done to ensure that these sounds do not disappear, as they are incredibly vulnerable. Some foreigners swear that Mexico City smells like nixtamalized corn meal, even from the airplane. In other words, the city also has an aromatic identity, which can also disappear. What does architecture smell like? For this issue, we have proposed an olfactory experiment that smells of metal, lacquer and glass, of modernity and spaciousness. Or in the words of its designer, Izaskun Díaz Fernández, “a fragrance that captures the importance of the sensory properties of the materials, the work, the people that built it and live in it and of all the factors covered by the term ‘architecture.’ Metal, earth (brick), dust (cement, concrete and stone) and wood.” Las reflexiones sobre la percepción y los sentidos son fundamentales para entender el momento en que una arquitectura, algún espacio urbano o algún interior, se vuelven significativos. Cuando un lugar es realmente revelador se percibe como una atmósfera completa: tiene cualidades sonoras, texturas de distintos materiales, olores complejos, se siente un cierto grado de humedad; es la combinación de todo esto, que se experimenta en la soledad o en la cercanía de otros cuerpos, incluso en medio de las masas y en movimiento. Estos lugares permiten encontrar algún sentido a la existencia, o al menos una conciencia del presente o nostalgia por el pasado. Se advierten a través de los sentidos en el uso cotidiano, o en situaciones excepcionales. Lo que la arquitectura puede significar no se reduce a la objetividad, se da en la experiencia multisensorial y emocional.Gracias a las películas y registros actuales conocemos la forma en que los sonidos nos sitúan de inmediato: el silbato del afilador de cuchillos, la chimenea del vendedor de camotes, las sirenas de las ambulancias, es decir, estamos conscientes de la identidad sonora o de los paisajes sonoros de una ciudad. Pero aún hay que tomar acciones para que estos sonidos no desaparezcan, pues son increíblemente vulnerables. Algunos extranjeros aseguran que la Ciudad de México huele a masa de nixtamal, incluso desde que los aviones se acercan; es decir, también existe la identidad aromática, la cual a su vez puede perderse. ¿A qué huele la arquitectura? Para este número propusimos un experimento olfativo que huele a metal, laca y cristal, a modernidad y amplitud. O en palabras de su diseñadora Izaskun Díaz Fernández: “Una fragancia que reúne la importancia de las propiedades sensoriales de los materiales, la obra, las personas que la construyen y la habitan, de todos los factores que engloban el término arquitectura. Metal, tierra (ladrillo), polvo (cemento, concreto y piedra) y madera.” Facultad de Arquitectura, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2018-12-17 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf application/pdf application/xml https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/bitacora/article/view/68090 10.22201/fa.14058901p.2018.39.68090 Bitacora Arquitectura; No. 39 (2018): Senses; 02-03 Bitácora Arquitectura; Núm. 39 (2018): Sentidos; 02-03 2594-0856 1405-8901 10.22201/fa.14058901p.2018.39 spa eng https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/bitacora/article/view/68090/60095 https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/bitacora/article/view/68090/60387 https://www.revistas.unam.mx/index.php/bitacora/article/view/68090/67497 Derechos de autor 2018 Bitácora arquitectura |