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Between Body, Space, and Technology

  • Foto do escritor: Ângela Ferrari
    Ângela Ferrari
  • 9 de set.
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Atualizado: 16 de set.

Dimensions of 4E Cognition in Architectural Experience



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This study investigates how the 4E Cognition approach (enactive, embodied, embedded, and extended) contributes to understanding the person–environment relationship within the contexts of Responsive Architecture and Media Architecture. The research employs a multidisciplinary integrative review, analyzing articles published between 2010 and 2025 in the fields of psychology, architecture, urban studies, the arts, and interdisciplinary domains. Nine studies were selected that address the integration between built environments and digital technologies, with emphasis on lived experience, sensorimotor processes, and the dynamics of structural coupling among body, space, and technological artifacts. The results demonstrate that the four dimensions of 4E Cognition manifest in a balanced manner within the analyzed contexts, underscoring the importance of an integrated approach for mapping the multiple layers of hybrid perceptual experience. It is concluded that 4E Cognition offers a robust framework for evaluating and designing technologically mediated architectural environments, fostering distributed cognitive experiences and expanding the role of architecture as a medium of knowledge.



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