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Conceptual Dictionary of Architectural Psychology

a series of 10 collage sketches combining architecture, art, and psychology

that suggest spatial definitions for:

insight to inspiration, pragmatism and aspiration, belief and understanding, solitude and reflection, tranquility and calm, security and equanimity, confidence to composure, compassion and assurance, contemplation and reason, maturity to perspective

Original Architectural Art:Dictionary of Architectural Psychology:Wind

architecture: an expanded point to an extending static point
art: metaphorical wind
psychology: an immersive space that suggests insight to inspiration

Original Architectural Art:Dictionary of Architectural Psychology:Mountain

architecture: a truncated contracting point and an expanded point
art: a metaphorical mountain
psychology: an immersive space that suggests pragmatism and aspiration

Original Architectural Art:Dictionary of Architectural Psychology:Flood Plain

architecture: a truncated expanding point and an expanded static point
art: a metaphorical flood plain
psychology: an immersive space that suggests belief and understanding

Original Architectural Art:Dictionary of Architectural Psychology:Tide

architecture: a truncated contracting point and a truncated expanded point
art: metaphorical tide
psychology: an immersive space that suggests solitude and reflection

Original Architectural Art:Dictionary of Architectural Psychology:Plateau

architecture: a truncated static point and a truncated expanding point
art: a metaphorical plateau
psychology: an immersive space that suggests calm and tranquility

Original Architectural Art:Dictionary of Architectural Psychology:Mesa

architecture: a connected static point and a expanded static point
art: a metaphorical mesa
psychology: an immersive space that suggests security and equanimity

Original Architectural Art:Dictionary of Architectural Psychology:Canyon

architecture: a truncated expanding point to an extending static point
art: a metaphorical canyon
psychology: an immersive space that suggests confidence to composure

Original Architectural Art:Dictionary of Architectural Psychology:Forest

architecture: an expanding point and a truncated contracting point
art: a metaphorical forest
psychology: an immersive space that suggests compassion to assurance

Original Architectural Art:Dictionary of Architectural Psychology:Tree Line

architecture: an expanding point and an extended static point
art: a metaphorical tree line
psychology: an immersive space that suggests contemplation to reason

Original Architectural Art:Dictionary of Architectural Psychology:River

architecture: an off-center truncated expanding point and an extending static point
art: a metaphorical river
psychology: an immersive space that suggests maturity to perspective

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