Can a good mood be designed? Experts discuss the wellness concept in architecture
At Tashkent Design Week, experts including Farrux Zakirov of Technogym Uzbekistan, Maksim Oltyan of the SAD studio, and Tamara Samadova of Marie Wellness and Matcha Club discussed how architecture and design affect people's health and well-being. They traced the shift from bodybuilding to fitness to wellness and longevity, argued that the environment shapes a person's mental state, and stressed that lighting, ventilation and acoustics directly influence productivity — and that such solutions s… Experts discuss how wellness principles are applied in architecture and urban planning: merging green spaces in Tashkent, community-based living, technical requirements for fitness areas, and the shift from treatment to prevention, including the Wellness Valley project and possible wellness villages in Uzbekistan. Experts discuss the wellness concept in architecture and whether a good mood can be designed, in the context of Tashkent Design Week. Names mentioned include Maksim Oltian, Tamara Samadova and Farrux Zakirov.
Otabek Yusupov