The Ergonomic Frame: Humans, Nonhumans, and their Spatial Ontologies

Any notion or definition of architecture is precededby an understanding of ourselves as the predominantspatial referent. The human antecedent fromits physiological composition to its cognitive capacitiesis already embedded in any process of creation,structure of experience, or body of knowledge weengage. From the virtualization of proportion tothe actualized qualities of material bodies, humandefinitions form a foundation for architectural history.It is a history of spatial assemblies betweenhumans and nonhumans, the relationships betweenthem, and the processes that form them. And yet,with the current decentering of humanity as the solesubjective lens through which spatial organizationsand material constructions find relevance and definevalue, what is meant when we say “human” and itsa priori status in designing the built environment iscalled into question.

Volume Editors
Billie Faircloth, Howard Frumkin & Sara Jensen Carr

ISBN
978-1-944214-09-8