How Architecture Impacts Our Mental Health

Spoken word poet LionHeart has spent three years researching the effects that architecture can have on our mental wellbeing. This short documentary is a call to arms for the nation to start taking note of our surroundings.
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[@-zack8960]

I don’t know who this guy is, but that was a brilliant point to put forward, would love to see more of him or his work.

[@Nolaato]

He is a poet called LionHeart.

[@dhungryarchitect]

He is the guy that told us how architecture affects our mental health

[@zakibbott]

Lionheart. Poet and spoken word artist

[@j.r.mccalla8662]

This is an important topic. I would definitely engage with a series/ KZbin channel that explored the impact of constructed public spaces on public health. Hopefully, we can hear more from this presenter

[@heebeejeebeez25]

I definitely notice how different my state of mind and wellbeing is when I live with my mum in a rundown area compared to my friend's house who has trees and birds everywhere and a clear show that money has been invested in the aesthetic of the area. Architecture and streetscape make a huge impact!

[@harleyhunt6073]

I'm always thankful that Melbourne, where I'm from, has put importance on parks, nature reserves, bike trails, and a garden city approach.

[@michaelandrews6650]

How about we build for local people, in local styles and support local businesses. High streets and corner shops over supermarkets and shopping centres. Parks instead of car parks. Trees instead of ugly art installations. Nice high ceilings and big beautiful windows that look over town squares and roads where people pass through. Let’s have mews for cars to park in and clear up our roads so they’re more inviting.

[@Alex-pc5jv]

We’d all like that how ever local people arnt noticed :(

[@mirunapopa1751]

Once capitalism and greed is beaten then you'll see more of a light on things that really matter :)

[@ElAnvaBar]

What he said, and how he said it. Nicely stated. And a pleasure to have heard.

[@alexstorr3357]

I dislike so much modern architecture. We have made many town and cities look miserable and harsh. We definitely underestimate the effect it has upon us. If you want people to care about where they live, give them a reason to.

[@ezzyhonn1915]

That vid is class. That guy nailed it. More please. I’m happy to start my day.

[@efefarfal]

If you see old tartarian architecture it will blow your mind. It's beatiful!! Really makes you feel goosebumps and pure bliss.

[@barbaralamson7450]

He is brilliant. Thank you.

[@CURLtureUK]

This is fantastic 👌🏾 lionheart is an artisteeeee

[@nazbai7404]

Sir! I tale my hat off to you, for thinking about challenges, researching such topics, sharing your insights and the implications of these concepts. I hope learn from you and work with you someday :) please keep making videos!

[@S-Nova0]

Would love this to have been longer

[@clarkpatient7950]

This was incredible!

[@AnaMarcu]

Topic of my life, and soon to be my business.

[@SAM_ART]

Articulated exactly how I have felt for so long. Growing up on a council estate and seeing the new builds going up, taking up beautiful green spaces, and countless grey, harsh-lined flats, sky scrapers and flats look so ugly and oppressive to me. Nature really does need to be incorporated into all architecture. I hope plans can be made to improve how these look now.

[@gimmemoremusic]

Wonderful video.

[@skyediy6557]

Important message

[@redliving3260]

So many # 4's in this video.

[@carollothian4583]

❤

[@smallmaniyor]

Nice

[@jameswhiteley6843]

Most architecture post 1920's has been an eyesore in this country.

[@cecilyerker]

Worldwide arguably

[@alexstorr3357]

Indeed.

[@SCTproductionsJ5]

I'd argue before that too. Even only about 5% of the stuff being built today is any good.

[@issness_god]

survivor bias is exaggerated. look at historic buildings in london demolished on google street view or the imperial institute and what replaced them. if all your building has going for it is to become a curiosity 100 years from now its failled.

[@darylcother4749]

Well why don’t you tell the contractors to stop rejecting our designs and stop thinking solely on economics and you might end up with more buildings built for humanity like the Barbican…

[@jefferyyourmun3491]

Thanks great but do you have a solution?

[@handl3_me]

Would the authorities listen anyway even if he did? It's the financiers that are listened to unfortunately 😕

[@Mike_5]

Personally i blame Wimpey

[@cecilyerker]

Looks like the guy in the video blames Whitey

[@ethanaskey7285]

@@cecilyerker pretty reductionist perspective you got there bud but ayy whatever

[@javierpacheco8234]

Why don't you start by building beautiful and not ugly.

[@permijitdunkley1697]

..

[@onlygazza]

😴💤

[@thatasiangirl2688]

first

[@CosmicElegy]

stupid af

[@jr1734]

This topic has merits for sure, but this guy is too wrapped up in his own victimhood to fulfil the potential of the video.

[@elibuledi5152]

you are not very smart cosidering he laid out so much food for thought. The goal was not solution but discourse

[@Yawnymcsnore]

Here's the answer, it doesn't you perpetual victim.

[@-zack8960]

Of course it does, it’s not even hard to extrapolate if you’ve ever been in a bad area or small house/apartment vs a nice one If architecture didn’t have a mental effect on you, there’d be no art to the process, just simple engineering.

[@cecilyerker]

It’s such a grift. A grift with a very high video production value and an air of faux intellectualism.

[@fourfundamentals210]

@@-zack8960 perhaps it might be that it does have a mental effect on people, but not enough of one to have a major effect on one's mind.