And the same goes for architecture and architects. Last week I gave a talk on The UY at The Body and The City symposium at Goldsmiths College in London and opened it with these poetic words. They beautifully delineate the very essence of The Urban Yoga:
Architecture has, just like yoga, the ability to structure our understanding of the world and to articulate the unlimited space, reaching beyond the confines of our skin. Thus it is insufficient that architects just see space; they must also experience it with their whole body and continually develop their understanding about what space is: how differently we perceive and interpret it, what is important for it, and what makes a specific place the way it is.
Therefore, the research you just received in your mailboxes. I was really happy to see that so many of you responded within minutes. And afterwards I got the nicest surprise – your answers. They are magical. I have never imagined one could get emotional by reading a survey. Thank you.
Speaking of being grateful, my friends from Cacao Europa Magazine are in the last hours of their Kickstarter campaign. They were the first that published an extensive article on our Urban Yoga. So, I am expressing my gratitude towards them for sensing the potential of our project exactly a year ago and invite you to join and support their ride by clicking here.
I cannot wait to wake up in the morning and more of your surveys will be waiting.
Talk to you, soon. Yours, Anja.