Venetian Letter
Publishing & Education
Venetian Letter is a monthly newsletter and educational center advancing human-focused, evidence-based architecture and urban design.
Short description:
It is high time we acknowledge that cities and their buildings affect our physical and mental health, well-being, quality of our relationships and even the level of trust we feel towards others. Buildings and public spaces are not just technical and functional creations. They have profound psychological and social functions. They affect our behavior, thoughts and feelings. That's why we want to encourage a dialogue between science and architecture. We call for the use of behavioral and neuroscientific knowledge in creating the built environment. We call for change in architectural education and for broad collaboration between stakeholders. Architects, urban planners, engineers, scientists, developers, politicians and investors all need to be part of the conversation. We will be radically open-minded and foster learning, all with a single goal in mind: To create places which benefit human wellbeing.
What's your contribution?
We have created a 10 point manifesto calling for development of empathy and evidence-based approach in architecture and urban design. We are also educating readers through a regular newsletter, publishing articles and interviews, and creating educational content.
What's the most important?
There is nothing more important than the human experience of life. Architecture significantly influences the quality of our lives because it creates the inescapable environment in which we live. To design cities which are truly good for people, we must turn towards science for knowledge about what designs benefit and what designs harm people. Only this way can we create places which enable both physical and psychological flourishing.