Between: Life, Architecture, Landscape, Experience

Abstract

Experience is actual participation in something or the direct contact with something. The architecture and landscape around us creates an experience in our everyday life. We have an interaction with architecture or landscape with every step we take, whether it is through just walking barefoot down the street or being in the one spot that makes you forget about the horrible day you just had. Entering into a "space" can be just as enduring, eventful, and decisive as the most memorable experience in your life. Through the manipulation of the architecture and landscape a range of different experiences can be created that can be experienced in a variety of ways. Can there be one "space" that is used for the same purpose for everyone but yet gives a different experience to everyone who enters? Is it possible to create a "space" that will change the way someone's day is going"? Can a "space" change the way of thinking or way of life for someone who enters? If so how is this possible? The experience of a "space" is created by the design and the design is how the "space" is created. Some "spaces" are created for a specific experience while some are just created. Churches and Cathedrals, for example, are created so the occupant can feel closer to God, to experience the feeling of God all around you. But the experience of the church or cathedral can change depending on other factors, for example the weather, number of occupants, and the purpose of the visit. While the house is created to be experienced as a home, but everyone perceives home differently. How can all occupants have the same overall experience but still have a different experiential process to achieve that overall experience?