2026
PROGRAM AUGUST 2-7, 2026
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MOVING BOUNDARIES JAPAN
In the first session of MB, Pérez-Gómez and Gallese propose a human-centered architecture in which space and subject co-emerge, with Japanese spatial thought offering a case of this embodied reciprocity. Neurophenomenology, embodiment, and multisensory attunement will be discussed
ALBERTO PÉREZ-GÓMEZ
ALBERTO PÉREZ-GÓMEZ Ph.D. Author, Architect, Historian, Theorist, Professor Emeritus, McGill University, Montreal, Canada CO-CHAIR, Moving Boundaries Japan Author of Timely Meditations, Attunement, Architectural Meaning after the Crisis of Modern Science, and others.
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AUGUST 3, 2026 LECTURE AT 12 NOON “ATTUNED ATMOSPHERES:LEARNING FROM JAPAN CONTRIBUTIONS OF ENACTIVE COGNITIVE THEORY AND NEUROPHENOMENOLOGY TO A HUMAN-CENTERED ARCHITECTURE”
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Alberto Pérez-Gómez is one of the most distinguished architectural critics and historians in the world. He is Professor Emeritus at McGill University in Montreal. He has influenced thousands of architects through his teaching and scholarship. We are honored to announce that Alberto is the Co-Chair of Moving Boundaries in Japan.