During the late 15th century, Leonardo da Vinci introduced the drawing of the Vitruvian man in the architecture world. This drawing eventually becomes a fundamental element throughout the centuries. Most of the architects design their buildings by using this principle. However, after all these years of transformation of one architecture style to another, one question is raised - is there any other ways architecture an embodied process? In this essay, I am going to discuss about another method of embodiment of architecture and some example of architecture design by mostly referencing to the sixth week’s reading of my study of Architecture Theory course in the University of Edinburgh. First, I want to explain further about what is ergonomic
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Jonathan Hale said, “Body schemas are not simply projections outward of physical or behavioural capacities, rather they are determined as much from the outside in as they are from the inside out.” What he meant by this is the space is more characterized by the surrounding environment rather than the elements and components of the particular space itself. Morleau-Ponty represented the idea of the body schema is firmly linked with the term habitus. The term habitus as defined by Pierre Bourdieu, refers to the physical embodiment of cultural capital, to the deeply ingrained habits, skills, and dispositions that we possess due to our life experiences. It is not a mere habit. Both of the habitus and the body schema is connected based on the fact that the interaction between us and the world around us gradually develops our action from the inside-out. Subsequently, in term of architectural element, the rising importance of sustainability in building, not to mention an economic crisis became factors on the architectural design. For instance, since the post-modernist era until now, architects tend to design a sustainable building in responds towards the environment. One of the example is the Willows Primary & Special School located in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. We can see from the picture above, that the architect use the timber as one of the material as timber provides low carbon emission. This shows that the environment form the outside becomes one of the main influences of the building design nowadays. Thence, this proves the idea of the body schemas are determined as much from the outside in as they are from the inside
Jonathan Hale said, “Body schemas are not simply projections outward of physical or behavioural capacities, rather they are determined as much from the outside in as they are from the inside out.” What he meant by this is the space is more characterized by the surrounding environment rather than the elements and components of the particular space itself. Morleau-Ponty represented the idea of the body schema is firmly linked with the term habitus. The term habitus as defined by Pierre Bourdieu, refers to the physical embodiment of cultural capital, to the deeply ingrained habits, skills, and dispositions that we possess due to our life experiences. It is not a mere habit. Both of the habitus and the body schema is connected based on the fact that the interaction between us and the world around us gradually develops our action from the inside-out. Subsequently, in term of architectural element, the rising importance of sustainability in building, not to mention an economic crisis became factors on the architectural design. For instance, since the post-modernist era until now, architects tend to design a sustainable building in responds towards the environment. One of the example is the Willows Primary & Special School located in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. We can see from the picture above, that the architect use the timber as one of the material as timber provides low carbon emission. This shows that the environment form the outside becomes one of the main influences of the building design nowadays. Thence, this proves the idea of the body schemas are determined as much from the outside in as they are from the inside