Data, Architecture and the Experience of Place explores how data has become a central element in spatial, creative, and cultural studies. The book delves into the impact of big data and artificial intelligence on various disciplines, showing how processes, methods, and vocabularies from science, architecture, and arts are combined to form new cross-disciplinary fields. It highlights how artists and designers utilize hard data to interpret the world and create meaningful, sensory environments. Architects employ neurophysiological data to enhance their understanding of people’s experiences in built spaces. Different disciplines work with scientists to visualize data creatively, revealing fresh connections, interpretations, and readings.

This collaboration often reflects a genuine desire to understand human behavior and experience, potentially informing design processes. However, the book also raises questions about why this interest is emerging now, how it relates to recent technological advancements, and its engagement with cultural, philosophical, and methodological contexts. Additionally, the text examines how data and data-informed methods might support or challenge political agendas.

Intended for students and researchers in digital architecture, architectural theory, design, digital media, sensory studies, and related fields, this book provides an essential overview of new approaches on a significant subject.