MOVING BOUNDARIES AMARES
MARCH 22-30 IN NORTHERN PORTUGAL
5 SPOTS LEFT APPLY BY DEC.1 LINK IN BIO
8-DAY INTERDISCIPLINARY
COURSE AND RETREAT (ON SITE)
NEURO + COGNITIVE SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY FOR ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
SPECIAL ’25 FORUM MBX
HELD AT THE BEAUTIFUL 12TH CENTURY MONASTERY
SANTA MARIA DO BOURO IN NORTHERN PORTUGAL IN THE RURAL MINHO REGION
10 FACULTY + 50 PARTICIPANTS
COLLABORATE ON A PUBLICATION
DURING THE RETREAT - ALL ARE INVITED TO PRESENT
INTERDISCIPLINARY TALKS, SCIENCE-INFORMED DESIGN
NETWORKING AND COMMUNITY, NATURE WALKS
LIFE CENTERED DESIGN NEUROSCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY SOCIOLOGY
FIELD TRIPS TO WINE REGION AND TO PORTO
LOCAL CULTURE AND CRAFT EXPERIENCES
ARCHITECTURE TOURS SEE WORK BY ÁLVARO SIZA AND EDUARDO SOUTO DE MOURA
POETRY READINGS AND PORT WINE TASTING
SMALL WRITING GROUPS + WORKSHOPS TO CREATE A MANIFESTO FOR HEALTHY DESIGN
CRAFT WORKSHOPS
PARTIES AND DINNERS
LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS MEETING WITH EXPERT AUTHORS
COMMUNITY AND NETWORKING WORKING GROUPS
CRAFT WORKSHOPS
LECTURES AND MASTERCLASSES MEETING WITH EXPERT AUTHORS
PARTIES AND DINNERS
COMMUNITY AND NETWORKING DISCUSSIONS AND WORKSHOPS
THIS MB 2025 IS SMALLER + MORE INTIMATE IMMERSIVE AND INTERACTIVE WE GATHER TO REFLECT ON LESSONS FROM HUMAN SCIENCES + TO DEVELOP PRACTICAL TOOLS, STRATEGIES AND APPLICATIONS FOR DESIGN PRACTICE + EDUCATION ALL PRESENT CONTRIBUTE TO OUR PUBLICATION THIS COURSE IS DEDICATED TO KENNETH FRAMPTON AND ÁLVARO SIZA, FOREWORD WILL BE WRITTEN BY JUHANI PALLASMAA
WE INVITE PARTNERS FROM EDRA, ANFA, CCD AND
INTERNATIONAL ARTS + MIND LAB COMMUNITIES
DESIGN FOR HEALTH AND WELLBEING
LEARN FROM THE BEST ARCHITECTS AND SCIENTISTS IN THE WORLD
EXPLORE HUMAN SCIENCES AND THE FUTURE OF ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIOR DESIGN
MOVING BOUNDARIES 5TH EDITION AMARES
PORTUGAL POUSADA SANTA MARIA DO BOURO MARCH 22-30, 2025
ECOLOGY ARCHITECTURE INTERIOR DESIGN COMMUNITY DESIGN
NEURO AND COGNITIVE SCIENCE FOR DESIGN AND HEALTH
FACULTY AND ADVISORS INCLUDE
GALEN CRANZ SOCIOLOGIST, DESIGNER
ITAI PALTI
ARCHITECT, ENTREPRENEUR
GIOVANNA COLOMBETTI PHILOSOPHER
FRANCESCA FERRONI NEUROSCIENTIST
RAYMOND RICHARD NEUTRA HEALTH PROFESSIONAL
ANDREA DE PAIVA ARCHITECT, ENTREPRENEUR
LUIS OTHON VILLEGAS ARCHITECT
CHIBA NEUROSCIENTIST, EDUCATOR
PSYCHIATRIST, AUTHOR
MARTINA VAN SCHOOTE DESIGNER (MB ADVISOR)
TATIANA BERGER ARCHITECT, EDUCATOR, MB DIRECTOR
SARAH ROBINSON ARCHITECT (MB REMOTE ADVISOR)
ELENA MCLANE ARCHITECT, EDUCATOR (MB ADVISOR)
ARCHITECT (MB REMOTE ADVISOR) ARCHITECT (MB REMOTE ADVISOR)
LEARN FROM THE BEST ARCHITECTS AND SCIENTISTS IN THE WORLD
TOPIC 1: EMBODIMENT AND MULTISENSORY PERCEPTION AND BEHAVIOUR - DESIGN FOR HEALTH
TOPIC 2: PLACEMAKING AND COMMUNITY
MOVING BOUNDARIES 5TH EDITION AMARES, PORTUGAL POUSADA SANTA MARIA DO BOURO MARCH 22-30, 2025
“The course created an incredible sense of community and belonging. A group of talented people came together, passionate and determined to revolutionize the way architecture is created.”
LEARN ABOUT THE LEGACY OF ÁLVARO SIZA VIEIRA
