Happy City_Personal Reflection

Although my thoughts are consistent with the initial Free Write (people, places, experiences) exercise, the psychology behind human interaction with the built space and our surroundings has become a more prominent factor in my mind for future design. I firmly believe that people are the first and foremost important factor when analyzing architecture and urban design, and has now become, in my opinion, the animus of happiness (or rather positive social interaction.)  Although the formula for the “Happy City” remains vague in my mind, I both intend and look forward to the pursuit and research of it.

Happiness Mohammad Alsharif

Before today’s discussion I really had a different idea of happiness, I believed that happiness is an individual feeling that the person is responsible for it. After the discussion i believe that building, spaces, and society are the main points that it makes people happy. Also, we shouldn’t forget the individual aspect of it. I believe that smiling is contagious, when you smile the quickest response you will receive is to smile back. That is my idea of happiness. However, when we combine what i was thinking and what I’ve learned today. I believe that individual and society can change the world and make it a happier and pleasant planet.

Personal reflection HAPPY CITY

When we had a minute to write about what we think happiness is, i wrote goals and pursuing them, accomplishments and completion. Which is very design studio based, directed towards completing the work than looking through the process of completion which is not very much directed or focused towards happiness. After this discussion when designing for an environment i will not think only of how the people will experience the space but how it brings them towards enlightenment or more important how it brings them closer to HAPPINESS.