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Architecture & The Experiencing Human Body

M.ARCH Thesis

Architecture & The Experiencing Human Body

Student: Benje Feehan
Advisor: Philip Plowright

This thesis is an examination of the scale of the human body as it experiences architecture. It is not intended to be a work that skirts the realms of anthropology, philosophy, or phenomenology merely to attempt a legitimization of the humanization of architectural practice. On the contrary, it is a work that seeks a response from the built environment; a work that is rooted in understanding a creative process and its outcomes. Architecture is intrinsically intertwined with the human experience, yet this human experience is challenged daily by design decisions we make. Architecture has championed causes, defined regions, shaped cities, liberated the human condition, and signified oppression. Thoughtfully practiced, it has also evoked the human qualities of joy, beauty, comfort, and well being. It is at the essence of architecture to shape the environments humans interact with and, by its nature, is a powerful contributor to the influencing of everyday human experiences.

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Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom

  • What you will need to have and do
  • Download the mobile Zoom app (either App Store or Google Play)
  • Have your phone plugged in
  • Set up video stand phone holder

From Computer

Log in and start your Zoom session with participants

From Phone

  • Start the Zoom session on your phone app (suggest setting your phone to “Do not disturb” since your phone screen will be seen in Zoom)
  • Type in the Meeting ID and Join
  • Do not use phone audio option to avoid feedback
  • Select “share content” and “screen” to share your cell phone’s screen in your Zoom session
  • Select “start broadcast” from Zoom app. The home screen of your cell phone is now being shared with your participants.

To use your cell phone as a makeshift document camera

  • Open (swipe to switch apps) and select the camera app on your phone
  • Start in photo mode and aim the camera at whatever materials you would like to share
  • This is where you will have to position what you want to share to get the best view – but you will see ‘how you are doing’ in the main Zoom session.