How do we unconsciously adapt to the built environment, and does this resonance affect cognitive processes?

We move through buildings every day without noticing how deeply they guide our attention, emotions, and decisions. Using mobile electroencepahlography, Virtual Reality, and behavioral experiments, Zakaria Djebbara’s research evaluates how architectural features, such as affordances, architectural rhythms, spatial transitions, thermal perception, atmospheric resonance, and contemplative states, shape the human mind—often outside awareness. By bridging neuroscience, psychology, and architecture, Zakaria aims to turn invisible spatial forces into measurable knowledge that can improve design, health, and quality of life.