10 THE INTERPLAY OF TRANSFORMING ENVIRONMENTS AND POPUPLACE

10. THE INTERPLAY OF TRANSFORMING ENVIRONMENTS AND

POPUPLACE

Humans have always had a proclivity to respond to their surroundings based on their perception, consciousness, and spatial behavior. Perception is the process of becoming aware of space through information received through the sense of vision, hearing, smell, touch, and taste. Perception refers to the psychological processing of visual inputs, whereas spatial behavior describes the responses and reactions to the environment.

When it comes to architectural spaces stored in the form of memories, the human brain often does not distinguish between what is real and what is not. There are instances when architectural spaces can be visualised by our mind, we imagine ourselves in those spaces but might not have visited those spaces ever in our lives. We often visualize architectural spaces that are mentioned in books, dream about those places too. The human brain creates a series of images, which probably does not exist in reality. The mind imagines things in 3D and hence, the spaces, surroundings and backdrop play a very important role in any dream or imagination. The utilization of transforming environments is necessary, as the cities are becoming denser and denser gradually. The multifunctional places need to be discovered as the true meaning of place lies in discovering its root core, by fulfilling its utmost purpose. For example, the Indore Streets of fast food centres are assembled during the evening hours specifically and meanwhile the other shops play their role.

The blend of appropriate built environment encompasses the people to prospect varied behaviours. The intentional environment leads to the perception of freedom, safety, assurance, happiness among varied people. [Fig. 8.] For example, during my first year in Architecture College, we were wandering along with the campus and found this one serene park, and surprisingly we made our sheets there. Probably the environment played with our psychology and made us do so in an amusing

way. Therefore, the Environment plays a significant role in the psychology of humans. And Transforming environments can evolve better ideas in people & their perception might change of the long & long hours of work. We can design places where the people can come together and be better human beings as well.

Now, the application of searching the multipurpose in places involves a multidimensional approach. We experience planning, sections, and elevation differently. The plan tells us about relationships of one activity to another; sections tell us about the spatial quality, views from and light into that place;

elevations we see when they confront us; normally they don't and we don't see them. The priorities in design are place, relationships, and sequential experience. Walking the site, plans, sections, sketches (mood and sequence) are all involved in the design process. [Fig. 9.]

The place is a personal projection people give to space which is not limited to the boundaries of materials but is a complex construct of various social, political, and emotional experiences. This has to do with an individual who inhabits the space and the values they attach to it. These places are far away from the grid of paper and act as the product of need at any particular time. There is a sense of belongingness that these places provide to their people, from shared emotions, values, and memory. They comfort people with an area of incautiousness… to just to be. Nevertheless, numerous factors shape this idea—it could be the feel of any particular space, or the significant smell or some regular noise in the background, or even the silence it offers. There are unplanned corners (not always in the corner) everywhere in the city which are constructed by the lines of interaction and not an intersection.

Even though elements within buildings are designed for specific functions they aren’t always unique to their use. From that Tea seller on the roadside to those parked bikes and stairs outside any metro station, they all act as mutual points for people to interact, letting them take a break from their structured lives. Not always designed, temporarily occupied by people of a city, and covered with an uncertain population, spaces always entail some hidden places.

Memory serves as the foundation for building meaning, regardless of whether it is autobiographical or collective. Every aspect of experience becomes enveloped in the process of memory. It forms our identity as individuals together to form the identity of social groups. Memory is also the thread which links the lived-in now with the past and the future: what I remember of my past has contributed to what I am today and will play a role in defining who I grow to become in the future. The relationship between architecture and memory is forged in each one’s appropriation of the other to make connection in space and time; the fragmentation between present and past disappears, alone place, through imagery, unites with another. Memory and architecture complement one another in that they use man’s perception of imagery to recall peculiarities of place. For memory, architecture serves as a point of reference in time – a screen against which one deflects their experiences; in architecture, memory imparts the essence of form which allows the built environment to lend itself to human spatial comprehension. Architecture is a distinct phenomenon. It comprises landscapes and settlements, buildings and characterizing articulation. Therefore, it is a living reality. Since remote times, architecture has

helped man in making his existence meaningful. With the aid of architecture he has gained a foothold in space and time. Architecture is therefore concerned with something more than practical needs and economy. It is concerned with existential meanings. Existential meanings are derived from natural, human, and spiritual phenomena, and are experienced as order and character. Architecture translates these meanings into spatial forms. Spatial forms in architecture are neither Euclidean nor Einsteinium. In architecture spatial form means place, path, and domain; that is, the concrete structure of man's environment. Therefore, architecture cannot be satisfactorily described by means of geometrical or semi logical concepts. Architecture ought to be understood in terms of meaningful (symbolic) forms. The built environment has the power to generate various emotions which leads to change in our mental states, also impacts creativity, how we feel, decision making, memory, learning, and most importantly, our well-being and happiness. Helps better understand how spaces are perceived and experienced by a human. Its study, with a lot of scientific back-ups, is aimed at creating a positive impact on user experience. Neuroarchitecture has successfully proved that the design of buildings or cities affects humans’ brains and behavior in a much deeper way than previously imagined by architectural psychology. The built environment has the power to generate various emotions which leads to change in our mental states, also impacts creativity, how we feel, decision making, memory, learning, and most importantly, our well-being and happiness.

The place is a personal projection people give to space which is not limited to the boundaries of materials but is a complex construct of various social, political, and emotional experiences. This has to do with an individual who inhabits the space and the values they attach to it. These places are far away from the grid of paper and act as the product of need at any particular time. There is a sense of belongingness that these places provide to their people, from shared emotions, values, and memory. They comfort people with an area of incautiousness to just to be. Nevertheless, numerous factors shape this idea—it could be the feel of any particular space, or the significant smell or some regular noise in the background, or even the silence it offers. There are unplanned corners (not always in the corner) everywhere in the city which are constructed by the lines of interaction and not an intersection.

Even though elements within buildings are designed for specific functions they aren’t always unique to their use. From that Tea seller on the roadside to those parked bikes and stairs outside any metro station, they all act as mutual points for people to interact, letting them take a break from their

structured lives. Not always designed, temporarily occupied by people of a city, and covered with an uncertain population, spaces always entail some hidden places.

The dilemma if space is created or not, and whether it is planned or unplanned can be intensified by introducing a new question—‘does space also create something?’ Even though intangible, yes they do. It conducts humans within them and hence creates characters and identities, i.e., they assign roles and responsibility to its inhabitants. From experience to memory, all that the human brain consists of has something to do with space and its surroundings. Surroundings control how people perform and they reflect actions and choices they would make. (Oh well on that note, the brain is a space too which controls all the activities of the human body.) The range of this phenomenon is slightly larger than it may appear because these assigned roles, identities, and responsibilities lead to what happens in public spaces at large. Any kind of domination in these spaces is it, class, caste, or gender can change the aura of any space. Hence, it is not a one-way task of just making something and never turning back to it, but two-way thing that demands involvement and engagement, not only with the depths of perspective sketches but the multiple perspectives of society and culture that various cities inherit.

From a generalized societal perspective, we have for the most part been increasingly creating our buildings and communities with preoccupation of immediacy - short term results - rather than with sincere concern for long term appropriateness, value, permanence or significance. Our contemporary habitat tends overwhelmingly to be created by prioritization of the impact of ‘first' costs and value systems that place the priorities of individual landowners above those of the public domain. We seem to have a very limited interest in Architecture; it does not market easily or compete well with lower but more expedient standards of care. It demands that we build well, which usually means building less; it.

Perhaps more importantly, few among us seem to have more than vague idea why such seemingly quixotic priorities may have value, much less how they might actually be attained. Instant gratification is rewarded by the market and supported by our culture. We tend to favor quantity over quality, image over substance, with little if any regard for issues of economic, environmental, or social sustainability. All these factors play a role in discouraging meaningful concern for long-term

value in terms of individual works or community. All too often, the role of architects or designers is simply reduced to the literal application of decoration and ornament intended to shroud indifferent work completed in haste - functioning as an 'exterior decorator' for whoever is really in charge of design decisions. When this is our point of departure, it is difficult to imagine building a legacy worthy of our coming generations.The vital role of symbolism in architecture and design is especially confused in this context of unbridled commercialism by the lure of associative decoration, fast and easy, glib and disinterested ornament, arbitrary and superficial style.

A high quality environment (as opposed to a mere high stimulation environment) will have a quality of authenticity, or 'realness' about it. While this experience may be increasingly uncommon in the context of our built environment, it is readily accessible to many among us... in nature. The natural world is, for those of us who are drawn to it, synonymous with the experience of 'high quality environment'. It draws us out and engages our senses at both intellectual and pre-intellectual levels. We yearn for the qualities nature offers.

Architecture is a not only a concrete phenomenon. It comprises landscapes and settlements, buildings and characterizing articulation. Therefore, it is a living reality. Since remote times, architecture has helped man in making his existence meaningful. With the aid of architecture he has gained a foothold in space and time. Architecture is therefore concerned with something more than practical needs and economy. It is concerned with existential meanings. Existential meanings are derived from natural, human, and spiritual phenomena, and are experienced as order and character. Architecture translates these meanings into spatial forms. In architecture spatial form means place, path, and domain; that is, the concrete structure of man's environment. Therefore, architecture cannot be satisfactorily described by means of geometrical or semi logical concepts. Architecture ought to be understood in terms of meaningful (symbolic) forms. As such, it is part of the history of existential meanings. It must be emphasized that existential meaning is not something arbitrarily added to man's daily life. Such meanings are inherent in daily life, consisting of the relationships between natural and human properties."

Fig. 8. Photograph of The unplanned group junctures in the greens. (Places of remembrance.)

Fig 9. Photograph of - The multidimensional use of staircases, in Blue World (Kanpur), IIT (Kanpur), Orchha (MP). (The transforming enviroments.)