Arquitectura intangible, la palabra como material constructivo

Martínez Contreras, Marta Lía | 2022

Architecture until now has been characterized, mainly, by the physical creation of spaces, starting from the use of representations such as plans to construction techniques, among other tools that focus on tangible construction. This is the reason for this research, whose objective is to re-signify the sense of inhabiting Architecture through the imaginary provided by a text. The objective of the research was achieved through a qualitative methodology oriented in 3 phases, which were analytical, experimental, and interpretative. In the analytical phase, a theoretical compilation was carried out to reveal the links between architecture and literature and neuroscience, thus revealing how intangible spaces are created and perceived through text, and how the neuroscientific discoveries of mental images validate the imaginary recreation of intangible spaces, having the mind as the scenario of permanence and the word as the constructive material. Subsequently, the experimental phase was developed, in which a practical exercise was carried out in the form of a workshop in which the participants were subjected to experiment through two literary samples. Finally, in the interpretative phase, the information collected was analyzed and the use of mental images in the recreation of living spaces within the imaginary was demonstrated. 25 of the 30 participants portrayed through drawings and descriptions the sensory experiences, and the use of auditory, motor, olfactory, visual, and sensory mental images.