![]() ![]() Thus, based on the extensive studies undertaken by Jean Piaget, the paper intends to detail the action of acquiring and developing the perceptual process, linking it to the different stages of growth. How do we relate to space? How do we read it? What is its meaning? Is perception a cultural issue or just a biological function? In order to formulate an opinion on these issues, we have to start at the very root of the problem, namely the development of the perceptual process. In addition, in between is the question of perception, of space perception. The question of space is twofold: seen from the point of view of its creator and from the point of view of its user. Finally, the third part will present two case studies focusing on the manner in which users, with different cultural backgrounds, perceive the space they inhabit and, another two case studies, which show how and why users change their environment - cases in which the designer failed to produce spaces with meaning according to the users’ paradigm. These studies are essential in establishing a growth and progression pattern throughout childhood, relating it to the different stages of the development process of space perception. We will also pay special attention to several conclusions reached by Jean Piaget and Bärbel Inhelder upon the way in which perception develops from an early age. The second part of the paper will study several parallel theories on perception developed by architects, urban planners and psychologists. Perception is in essence a highly creative process: although we relate to the same reality, we will perceive it in a different way according to what that environment means to each of us. ![]() Perception is indeed a very complex process, that involves gathering information through our senses processing it - which implies analysing the received information and comparing it against previously gathered knowledge, based on past experiences - and formulating particular responses - also based on previous experiences. In this context, it is crucial that we understand the functioning mechanisms of the perceptual processes - which will be detailed throughout the first part of the paper. This relationship is bidirectional and its effects are visible both ways: we modify the environment through the designing process (architecture, urban planning, design in general) and the (built) environment modifies our behaviour. The architectural product always addresses an user, who will react in a certain way towards the architectural object, towards built space, towards her/his environment in general. The paper intends to analyse the common ground between the field of visual perception and architectural design. ![]()
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