“Architecture is an art when one consciously or unconsciously creates aesthetic emotion in the atmosphere and when this environment produces well-being” - Luis Barragan. “My buildings should have an emotional core – a space which, in itself, has an emotional nice feeling” – Peter Zumthor. Two simple quotes, yet with such powerful meaning. It really is intriguing how architecture moves us. It triggers different emotions. It can bring back memories but it can also evoke immediate emotions like letting you feel small or big, or make us feel safe or unsafe. Architecture is also able to put us in a spiritual mood depending on the situation.
However, the same situation that makes a person feel calm, could make another one uncomfortable or ‘unsafe’. …show more content…
One may be unhappy or cheerful for numerous hours or even days. And yet moods and emotions alike, are time restricted acute states. The main difference between the two, is that moods are substantially non-intentional (e.g. one is not sad or cheerful at something). Moods are not subject defined, but are rather mainly focused at the environment or, in other words at “the world as a whole” – Frijda N.H. (1994). Whereas emotions are generally evoked by a straightforward cause (e.g. some event), moods have multiple causes (e.g. “it’s raining”, “I didn’t sleep well”, “someone has finished all the coffee!). Consequently, we are usually unable to pin point the specific cause for a particular mood. A person is sometimes unaware of being in a particular mood (e.g. if we are crabby in the morning we rarely realize it until someone else mentions …show more content…
The main difference between sentiments and emotional traits is that, like emotions, sentiments involve a person-subject relationship. Our sentiments are our likes and dislikes, or our attitudes towards particular architecture or events. Some examples of sentiments are “I’m afraid of dogs” or “I love ice cream”. These examples illustrate that sentiments can easily be confused with emotions. Nevertheless, according to Frijda, being afraid of dogs (sentiment) and being frightened by a dog (emotion), are essentially different states. Naturally, we also have sentiments regarding architecture, such as a dispositional love for susatinable architecture, or a dispositional dislike for blob
However, the same situation that makes a person feel calm, could make another one uncomfortable or ‘unsafe’. …show more content…
One may be unhappy or cheerful for numerous hours or even days. And yet moods and emotions alike, are time restricted acute states. The main difference between the two, is that moods are substantially non-intentional (e.g. one is not sad or cheerful at something). Moods are not subject defined, but are rather mainly focused at the environment or, in other words at “the world as a whole” – Frijda N.H. (1994). Whereas emotions are generally evoked by a straightforward cause (e.g. some event), moods have multiple causes (e.g. “it’s raining”, “I didn’t sleep well”, “someone has finished all the coffee!). Consequently, we are usually unable to pin point the specific cause for a particular mood. A person is sometimes unaware of being in a particular mood (e.g. if we are crabby in the morning we rarely realize it until someone else mentions …show more content…
The main difference between sentiments and emotional traits is that, like emotions, sentiments involve a person-subject relationship. Our sentiments are our likes and dislikes, or our attitudes towards particular architecture or events. Some examples of sentiments are “I’m afraid of dogs” or “I love ice cream”. These examples illustrate that sentiments can easily be confused with emotions. Nevertheless, according to Frijda, being afraid of dogs (sentiment) and being frightened by a dog (emotion), are essentially different states. Naturally, we also have sentiments regarding architecture, such as a dispositional love for susatinable architecture, or a dispositional dislike for blob