The Dante Alighieri Society of BC (British Coumbia) in Vancouver January 2026 newsletter highlights an upcoming talk on architecture, Note: Although it’s not obvious in the society’s description for the talk, sound plays a part in Robinson’s approach to architecture,
When Buildings Speak. How Architecture Shapes the Way We Live, Feel, and Connect
A talk by Dr. Sarah Robinson ([Italy-based] architect)
Join architect and author Sarah Robinson for a compelling exploration of how the built world affects our wellbeing and our connections to one another. Inspired by her new book, The Architecture of Resonance (Routledge), Robinson reveals how architecture “acts”—guiding our movements, moods, and interactions in ways we often overlook. From the physics of resonance to the poetry of everyday life, she makes a powerful case for designing environments that support healthier, more meaningful and more sustainable ways of living.
Sunday, Feb 22, 2026
11.00 am-12.00 pm (PDT)
On Zoom – in English
3300-515 West Hastings St., Vancouver
I found a bit more information on the event page, Note: Links have been removed,
FREE EVENT – Voluntary $10 Donation for Non-Members …
Sarah Robinson is an architect, writer, educator and organic farmer whose practice is based in the Langhe region of Piemonte, Italy. She is an Adjunct Professor in the department of Architecture Design and Media Technology at Aalborg University, Denmark and teaches in the NAAD program at IUAV, Venice. She was the founding president of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture board of governors and co-edits the journal Intertwining. Her writing and interdisciplinary research is concerned with understanding the many ways the built environment interacts to shape body, mind and culture in a more-than-human world. Robinson is the author of The Architecture of Resonance: From Objects to Interactions (Routledege), a book that rethinks architecture as an active, lived process.
Getting to the ‘sound’ reason for my interest, from Robinson’s book abstract for The Architecture of Resonance; From Objects to Interactions,
The profound impact that design has on human experience—physically, emotionally, cognitively, or ecologically—is now well established. And while this experiential and affective turn in architecture is gaining momentum, studio time remains primarily dedicated to the creation of buildings as independent objects with minimal regard for the interactions and impacts those buildings may have on their inhabitants and their surroundings.
This book carefully details an alternative for thinking and designing that shifts attention from abstract formalism and object orientation to the creation of dynamic interacting fields of affective, tactile, kinaesthetic, ecological, and social engagement. The book articulates resonance as a model and metaphor for the way we interact with our environments. The word’s literal meaning is to re-sound, implying a surface or receptive body that amplifies and alters the sound [emphasis mine]—an interdependent relation and process occurring in between. Seven kinds of resonance specific to design are detailed theoretically and illustrated with practical and historical examples [emphasis mine]. These design strategies demonstrate the possibilities resulting from shifting attention and resources from the longstanding preoccupation with fixed forms towards structuring and supporting dynamic interactive relationships between the built and the natural and between people and place.
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Fascinating. One last note: “You can pay for your donations and membership via email Interac at info@dantesocietybc.ca.”