online course
NEUROSCIENCE & ARCHITECTURE
designing with the user in mind
Next edition: April, 2025
2024 edition: sold out
If you have any questions please contact us at info@neuroau.com
About the course
This course offers participants contact with the theory and applications of neuroscience to architecture and design. The main subjects of neuroscience – emotion, memory, decision making, plasticity, perception, among others – will be combined with elements of architecture and design – lighting, biophilic design, colors, materials, active design, etc – always from an architect's perspective and focusing on improving user experience and the balance between functionality and well-being.The various fields of knowledge within NeuroArchitecture will be discussed in an articulated way, in live classes that will be recorded, handouts and exercises.
Goals
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To learn a new way of designing, based on scientific evidence, focused on the human being and on promoting well-being
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To understand in a deeper way how the physical environment affects its users
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To create a relevant scientific evidence database
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To prepare design professionals to stand out by creating healthier environments in the short and long term
Benefits
9 live masterclasses meetings in which attendees are able to interact and get their questions answered immediately
1-year access to all course materials
Exercise application with 3 exclusive meetings to get feedback and discuss NeuroArchitecture application
Access to exclusive Telegram group with participants coming from all over the world and forming a unique community
Recordings of all the meetings allow attendees to watch them whenever is best for them, regardless of timezones
Digital certificate
Digital handout with more than 300 references
Professor involved with national and international research, teaching and consultancy
Who can attend
People who seek to transform lives through healthier spaces
Students, professionals and educators interested in understanding more deeply how the physical environment (interiors, buildings and cities) can affect its users
Architects, interior designers, urban planners, and anyone interested in the application of neuroscience to architecture
Program
27 hours: 9 masterclasses + 3 Q&A sessions + bonus lectures by invited speakers
Creator of NeuroAU
Advisory Council Member at Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture (ANFA)
Vice-chair of the ANFA Chapter Brazil
Coordinator of the Interiors and Neuroscience course at IED (Istituto Europeo di Design)
Master of Arts at Middlesex University in London
Certified in Design Thinking by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston
Architect and urban planner at USP (University of São Paulo)
NeuroArchitecture consultant, having provided consultancy at Athié Wohnrath, where she was involved with the application of NeuroArchitecture in several school and corporate projects
Guest lecturer at Varna Free University, Bulgaria; at the Institute for Challenging Disorganization in the United States, at DP Architects in London/Singapore, at ABD and SECOVI-SP, among others.
Professor: Andréa de Paiva
Investment
Regular cost:
420 USD + TAXES
If you have a discount coupon, you can apply it directly on the payments page.
2024 Edition Calendar
Subject to changes
Testimonies
Christine, United Kingdom
Designer
Tahra, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
Architect & Designer
Emilia, France
Master student in Architecture
Fernanda, Mexico
Architect & Designer
Lúcia, São Paulo
Architect and urbanist
In a captivating, collaborative and thought-provoking way, Andrea, through her courses, articles, lectures and classes, makes us reflect and awaken to a more human and assertive look in the way of designing where, through the application of neuroscience concepts in architecture, we can transform environments to transform people.. Very grateful for sharing so much!
Eduardo, São Paulo
Academic professor
The course "Neuroscience and Architecture: From Design to User Experience" is for those who want to learn the main concepts surrounding this fascinating topic. The content is dense, has a great theoretical load based on scientific evidence, but due to the didactics and knowledge of Professor Andrea, who generously transmits her knowledge, it becomes an understandable course, even for those who have no experience in it. Our architecture is aging and we need to return to more human concepts in order to develop more assertive projects, aimed at the different actors who will use the built environment. Knowing human biology will be a competitive advantage for the professional in these new times. I highly recommend the course!
Noele, Fortaleza dos Valos
Architect
This Neuro AU course taught by Andrea de Paiva is spectacular! Architects interested in the subject will only find clarity here. Because we are not neuroscientists and we need a general translation of the subject so that we can remain interested. Andrea has mastered the subject, teaches the course with discipline, a lot of content and a simplicity in communication that leaves neuroscience in our hands and on the tip of our tongue. She is brilliant and delivers a lot on the course.
Jaqueline, Osasco
Psychologist and psychoanalyst
[...] I am a psychologist, and I have ventured to listen and learn from professionals who are not in the psi area, about their perspective on the subject. I confess: I was surprised! What an amazing course! Even though I am a psychologist, and I already have prior knowledge of neuroscience, being able to see the applicability in architecture and urbanism was simply sensational. It's a very different perspective and it warmed my heart and brightened my eyes. Therefore, the whole course pleased me: from the themes of the classes, the workload, the teaching of the teacher, the theoretical references used, and the most diverse examples that were shared by Andrea to illustrate the application of these concepts in the execution of projects. Besides all that, the class I was part of was great! Very participative and active professionals in the area. It was an intense and rich exchange of knowledge that I will use in my work (both as a psychologist and as the person responsible for a space for subletting rooms) and also in my personal life. I recommend and always recommend this course! Thanks.
Aline, Salvador
Architect and urbanist
The course is excellent! Andrea is very delicate, patient, has a lot of knowledge and excellent teaching skills, characteristics that make her an excellent teacher. Congratulations!
Juliana, São José do Rio Preto
Architect
During 2020, I tried to update myself with the courses in the area of Health that I have been working on for over 10 years (Hospital Architecture) and among so many lives I watched Andrea talking about Neuroscience applied to Architecture, Urbanism, Interior Design; she accepted my invitation to a live and it was fantastic to discover the world of "NeuroArquitetura" popularly spread in Brazil. So I got a place, in fact disputed, for her second online course and it was a differential for my research and to prepare me better both for my master's degree and for the market in which I work. I recommend the courses, the NEUROAU website, the researches and the congresses she participates in and she is always helping us with her knowledge that she shares with great affection, I see passion in what she does and I appreciate her support as always. Kisses and success.