Lecture series: Nature-In-Space: Carmen García Sánchez: Nature Connectedness: Space, Time and Imagination

Open lecture by Spanish architect Carmen García Sánchez. The lecture is part of a series: 'Nature-In-Space: Connecting Nature and Interiors'.

Biophilic design offers an important and unexplored research field for increasing the human-nature connection. Spanish practicing architect and  Postdoc Carmen García Sánchez examines how architectural interior spatial design can capture the outstanding experience of the phenomenon of nature through the analysis of domestic scale buildings built in Denmark and Japan. The architecture demonstrates unique biophilic experiences through sophisticated and original design expressions. Its transformative processes connect the users to the natural settings and reflect fundamental ways humans attach meaning to a place, providing timeless lessons which prevail today. 

The lecture is underscored by a photographic narrative of a series of multi-scale spatial sequences unfolding in time in which imaginative experiences of relationships between the natural and built environment take place. 

The purpose of this lecture is three-fold: to enrich the audience´s vision of post-war Danish architecture and traditional Japanese architecture, stimulate the interest in Nature-connected architecture through its biophilic design and introduce some scientific perspectives.

About 'Nature-In-Space: Connecting Nature and Interiors'
The lecture series comprises ground-breaking architectural approaches where interior spatial design conducts an outstanding experience of the phenomenon of Nature. The lecture series will enrich our understanding of biophilic architectural design, a biological understanding of architecture, and stimulate the debate and interest in Nature-connected architectural interior design.

The lectures will be introduced/moderated by Professors Kirsten Marie Raahauge and Peter Thule Kristensen , and Postdoc Carmen García Sánchez. Organized by Carmen García Sánchez as part of her individual research project Nature-In, the research unit Center for Interior Studies, and the Master programme Spatial Design at the Institute of Architecture and Design, the lecture series combines contemporary design practice with scientific perspectives. The program aligns with the UIA2023CPH World Congress which will be hosted in Copenhagen in July 2023. 

We invite all students, architects, and designers - and those interested in architectural design - to join us.