The Scent of Architecture: How Olfaction Affects Our Perception of Space
2024 (English)Independent thesis Advanced level (degree of Master (Two Years)), 20 credits / 30 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
This project delves into the connection between our memories of a place and the specific scents associated with it. In Juhani Pallasmaa's essay "Space, Place, Memory and Imagination: The Temporal Dimension of Existential Space," he reflects on his childhood home, a modest farmhouse built by his grandfather. Pallasmaa portrays a fragmented impression of the space, bound together by olfactory memories rather than visual ones.
In my exploration, presented here, I seek to capture my memories of spaces through their unique smells. I have chosen my childhood apartment as the site for these explorations, aiming to create a series of drawings and scents, each encapsulated in distinct vessels. These vessels serve as individual studies, delving into new forms of spatial representation and abstraction.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024.
Series
TRITA-ABE-MBT-24203
Keywords [en]
scent, olfaction, conservation, grasshopper script, memory, space
National Category
Architecture
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-359602OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-359602DiVA, id: diva2:1934784
Educational program
Master of Science - Architecture
Supervisors
Examiners
2025-02-052025-02-05