The PSYCHITECT is in. – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, we meet Dr. Sam Gosling, author of "Snoop:  What Your Stuff Says About You" who shares his scientific insights into how personality and character can determine how we express ourselves in our intimate spaces.    Sam Gosling is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas, Austin. His research focuses on the psychology of physical space, how personality is expressed in everyday contexts, and on new methods for collecting data in the behavioral sciences. His approach is ecological, emphasizing the importance of studying individuals in their natural habitats. His current work aims to use psychology to inform architectural practice. His book “Snoop: What your stuff says about you” is based on the idea that we deliberately and inadvertently express our personalities in the environments in which we live and work. Clarivate have identified him as one of the most highly cited scientists in the world.  

A Conversation with Ann Sussman author of Cognitive Architecture and co-founder of The Human Architecture and Planning Institute, Inc. (TheHapi.org) with Executive Director Abigail Sekely on how technology, eye tracking, and advertising can be applied to the built environment for the health and wellness of our communities.

 

In this episode, we dive into the historical, sociological, and anthropological influences on the built environment and how it has left us with a collective PTSD, what the real design objective behind Disneyland is revealed as we further learn about TheHapi.org's state-of-the-art use of research and technology to offer design solutions so we can flourish in our communities. 

 

In this episode, we interview Tom Ebeyer an early aphanstasiac discovered when he couldn't visualize and was told by a Stanford professor "Well don't become an architect".  We learn about how he copes with an inability to imagine and how he processes his environment.    Tom Ebeyer is a social entrepreneur and founder of Aphantasia Network. He was one of the first reported cases of congenital aphantasia and his story has been featured in the New York Times, ScienceDaily and the CBC.   Tom is a part of the Aphantasia Network which provides information for others who might experience Aphantasia and can be accessed through the Aphantasia website here:  https://aphantasia.com/   You can visit Rachel at https://psychitecture.com/.   These podcasts are educational and informational only and are not medical or psychological advice. Always consult your licensed healthcare providers and never disregard or delay medical advice based on information in our podcasts. Please review our full terms of use and disclaimers posted on our Website at https://www.psychitecture.com/.  

In this episode we ask Kevin the Nuts and Bolts of what to ask a contractor in an inspection, pulling permits and how to avoid a disaster.   You can visit Rachel at https://psychitecture.com/.   These podcasts are educational and informational only and are not medical or psychological advice. Always consult your licensed healthcare providers and never disregard or delay medical advice based on information in our podcasts. Please review our full terms of use and disclaimers posted on our Website at https://www.psychitecture.com/.

In this episode we explore the state of remodels in long lead times and scarcity of resources and how to make the most of it as the world opens up.

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These podcasts are educational and informational only and are not medical or psychological advice. Always consult your licensed healthcare providers and never disregard or delay medical advice based on information in our podcasts. Please review our full terms of use and disclaimers posted on our Website at https://www.psychitecture.com/.

In this episode, Rachel interviews artist Nicole Landau on her latest piece UNI-VERSE based upon string theory, energy and universal connection, we reveal how the elements of this piece is one of healing on a psychological level.  Commissioned both nationally and internationally, Nicole’s contemporary fine art can be found in private collections, corporate headquarters and luxury hotels and residences from Beverly Hills to Indonesia. At her young age, Nicole has become noted for her Portals Series and Temple of Times series, a deconstruction of architectural elements.

Nicole Landau https://www.nicolelandau.com/

IG. @nicolelandauart

Wendy Posner Posner Fine Art Artist Representation www.posnerfineart.com IG. @posnerfineart info@posnerfineart.com   Pavel Koudelka & Ondrej Sticha  Design Consultant, Engineering and Manufacturing www.lasvit.conm IG. @lasvitdesign   These podcasts are educational and informational only and are not medical or psychological advice. Always consult your licensed healthcare providers and never disregard or delay medical advice based on information in our podcasts. Please review our full terms of use and disclaimers posted on our Website at https://www.psychitecture.com/.

In the episode, Rachel interviews Oliver Heath has an illuminating conversation on how connecting our primitive psychological patterns can better inform the design of our home and learning environment. Oliver Heath explains Savanah theory to sustainable practice in architecture design that is a timely calling to our environmentally and psychologically urgent needs to get back to the garden.

You can visit Rachel at https://psychitecture.com/.

These podcasts are educational and informational only and are not medical or psychological advice. Always consult your licensed healthcare providers and never disregard or delay medical advice based on information in our podcasts. Please review our full terms of use and disclaimers posted on our Website at https://www.psychitecture.com/.

In this episode, Rachel interviews Peter Zellner recognized for his highly tailored spaces by Le Monde, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and notable public and private art galleries, artist studios, and residences in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York on how he himself as a designer and artist transcended his own chromophobia in design of the traditional white cuba art gallery space and his own painting.    

Peter Martinez Zellner was the Ivan Smith Eminent Chair at the University of Florida, School of Architecture, and the Brown-Forman Visiting Chair in Architecture at the University of Kentucky College of Design. 

In 2017 he launched the Free School of Architecture, a student-run, tuition-free experimental architecture school.  Peter is an Executive Board Member of From Lot to Spot, a green space equity organization located in Boyle Heights.

Martinez Zellner holds a Master in Architecture from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and a Bachelor of Architecture from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology in Australia.

This fall, he will teach at the Pratt Institute's School of Architecture in New York.

You can visit Rachel at https://psychitecture.com/.

 

These podcasts are educational and informational only and are not medical or psychological advice. Always consult your licensed healthcare providers and never disregard or delay medical advice based on information in our podcasts. Please review our full terms of use and disclaimers posted on our Website at https://www.psychitecture.com/.

 

Rachel introduces her “Meet the Expert Series” of her go-to professionals in the world of homebuilders, real estate and design.

In this episode we meet go-to contractor Kevin Garnier who briefly explores LA's current housing situation as it relates to the ambitious historical initiative to preserve landmark African American heritage.

You can visit Rachel at https://psychitecture.com/.

 

These podcasts are educational and informational only and are not medical or psychological advice. Always consult your licensed healthcare providers and never disregard or delay medical advice based on information in our podcasts. Please review our full terms of use and disclaimers posted on our Website at https://www.psychitecture.com/.

In this brief episode we lay out what Psychitecture is and what we will do here.  Psychotherapy meets designer, the Psychitect intervenes to save relationships and homes while sourcing experts to enhance our interior and exterior world based on Western psychology of neuroscience, biophilia, sensory integration, dream analysis and more!!

 

These podcasts are educational and informational only and are not medical or psychological advice. Always consult your licensed healthcare providers and never disregard or delay medical advice based on information in our podcasts. Please review our full terms of use and disclaimers posted on our Website at https://www.psychitecture.com/.