1st Edition

The Architecture of Resonance From Objects to Interactions

By Sarah Robinson Copyright 2026
300 Pages 95 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

300 Pages 95 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

300 Pages 95 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

The profound impact that design has on human experience—physically, emotionally, cognitively, or ecologically—is now well established. And while this experiential and affective turn in architecture is gaining momentum, studio time remains primarily dedicated to the creation of buildings as independent objects with minimal regard for the interactions and impacts those buildings may have on their... Read more

1. Resonant Place: An Introduction  2. The Primacy of Rhythm  3. Resonant Bodies  4. Affective Resonance  5. Sonic Resonance  6. Haptic Resonance 7. Kinaesthetic Resonance 8. Visual Resonance 9. Cognitive Resonance 10. Social Resonance. 11. Harbours of Resonance. 12. Conclusion: From Containers to Fields & Objects to Interactions

Biography

Sarah Robinson is an architect, writer, and educator. She was the founding president of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture Board of Governors. Her previous books—Architecture Is a Verb (2021), Mind in Architecture: Embodiment, Neuroscience and the Future of Design with Juhani Pallasmaa (2015), and Nesting: Body, Dwelling, Mind (2011)—have been among the first to explore the connections between the cognitive sciences and architecture. She teaches and is on the scientific board of NAAD/IUAV University of Venice, is an adjunct professor at Aalborg University, Denmark, and is an advisory board member of ANFA and co-founder of the Italian chapter.