Affective Architecture: Encountering Care in Built Environments

Between sprawling urban spheres and a return to the rural, between technological advancements historical preservation, built environments become productive sphere explore imaginations of shared future on changing planet. At same time, contemporary architectural writing appears increasingly extend further than considering environmental care – particularly in relation spaces places frequently criticized for their ‘uncaring’ neoliberal politics. This article will argue that architecture is infused saturated with affective connotations care. Approaching global examples critically allows exploration interdependency spaces, communities In this understanding, becomes, quite literally, structural.