1st Edition
Understanding Structures through Neuroscience Embodiment and the New Structural Art in Architecture
List of figures
Acknowledgments
1 Introduction: the question of structural expression
2 The analogical body in structure
3 The embodied structure
4 Equilibrium as the common ground
5 Empathy and the sense of force
6 Affordance and the sense of interaction
7 Enactivism and the sense of dynamic
8 Conclusion: reflections on structural design
Index
Biography
Shuaizhong Wang (PhD) is Assistant Professor at the School of Architecture, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research explores architecture and structural‑integrated design, structural reuse, and neuroarchitecture.
He received his PhD from the Chair of Structural Design at ETH Zurich and a Master’s degree with distinction from Aalto University. His work has been widely published in leading international journals and conferences, and he has guest‑edited special issues for journals including Architectural Journal and The Architect.
He has conducted research at the Tokyo Institute of Technology (Atelier Bow‑Wow) and collaborated with B&M and JKMM Architects in Finland. His projects have received numerous national and international competition awards. His work Concrete Spolia was exhibited in the China Pavilion at the 19th Venice Biennale International Architecture Exhibition.
