The sense of smell has over many years been undervalued and frequently ignored by numerous key design disciplines; deemed of most relevance within the scientific realms of food and beverage development, with artistic imaginary in the commercial perfume sector, and in relation to planting in landscape architecture. However, times are changing and with new knowledge emerging on how this illusive sense operates and increasingly sophisticated technologies and techniques developed, smell is being incorporated into design practices including media and on-street advertising, graphic and cartographical design, experiential events and theatrical production, and architectural and urban design.
This colloquium includes presentations from design practitioners, researchers and academics from across a range of disciplines, all of whom include and incorporate considerations of smell into their work be it in real, representational or virtual space. It highlights some of the issues faced when working with smell in spatial design including the emission and control of odours, the perception of different odours across time, space and by different bodies and the ethical considerations which arise as a result such as the idea of smell as manipulation, air quality concerns, and environmental and idiosyncratic sensitivities.
8th International Conference on Design Principles and Practices
This colloquium includes presentations from design practitioners, researchers and academics from across a range of disciplines, all of whom include and incorporate considerations of smell into their work be it in real, representational or virtual space. It highlights some of the issues faced when working with smell in spatial design including the emission and control of odours, the perception of different odours across time, space and by different bodies and the ethical considerations which arise as a result such as the idea of smell as manipulation, air quality concerns, and environmental and idiosyncratic sensitivities.
8th International Conference on Design Principles and Practices
