Derive an investigation into finding one-self through architecture and landscape.

Abstract

ABSTRACT "Reality exists in the human mind." People are persistently being bombarded by fast-moving, visual information in today's built environment and their minds are constantly distracted with having to process this information. This paired with the regular preoccupation with personal technology has created a society that is detached from the true physical world that surrounds them. Architecture often focuses solely on the visual aesthetics of the project and rarely engages the user on a deeper level than the first layer of visual memory. If architecture is to have a permanent place in a person's physical setting it has to strive to engage the person on multiple levels of the consciousness. Architecture that deliberately engages multiple senses not only creates conscious connections to a space but also creates subconscious connections to the space. These subconscious connections enhance the existential experience of a space and are also ingrained deeper within a Person’s memory of place