Do buildings have souls?

Do buildings have souls?

From Sense of Space by SURROUND Network

December 11, 2024 · 49 min · Season 1 · Episode 6

About this episode

Faraz and Ella explore the concept of a building's soul through history, architecture, and the people who inhabit spaces.

Have you ever walked into a space and immediately sensed it had a rich history? Faraz and Ella explore the idea of iteration from a musical context and how this occurs in the built environment through thoughtful preservation and adaptive reuse. What makes up the soul of a building or place? Does it start with the architecture or with the people and activities that bring a space to life? Notes / Links: Want to learn more about the things we’ve mentioned in this episode? Please find links to additional content below. Faraz’s YouTube Rabbit Hole Who we spoke with:  Preservation Chicago Book Recommendation:  Stewart Brand | How Buildings Learn Book Recommendation:  Jane M. Jacobs and Stephen Cairns | Buildings Must Die Podcast Recommendation:  Alie Ward | Ologies: Domicology Episode Article:  Wax Trax building gets preliminary landmark designation | Urbanize Chicago ! As always, if you have something you want to share with us, please don’t hesitate to reach out via our socials. We want to know what’s important to you! Turf | Facebook https://www.instagram.com/turf.design/ https://linkedin.com/company/turf-design-acoustics-/ See Privacy Policy at…

People in this episode

Hosts: Faraz, Ella

Topics covered

  • architecture
  • preservation
  • adaptive reuse
  • history
  • space

Keywords

  • buildings
  • soul
  • architecture
  • preservation
  • adaptive reuse
  • history
  • space

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Preservation Chicago, Urbanize Chicago

Books & works: Stewart Brand | How Buildings Learn, Jane M. Jacobs and Stephen Cairns | Buildings Must Die, Ologies: Domicology Episode

Places: Wax Trax building

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