Senior Eyes Using Fractals in Architecture To Reduce Stress

Carnegie Mellon University - Modern architecture is unique for what it is lacking. The clean lines, hard right angles and boxy silhouettes leave little room for detail. Despite the cost-saving benefits of this minimalist approach, it may be having a negative effect on the psyche of urban populations. According to Carnegie Mellon University senior Alice Russell (right) , this type of building may even lead to increased stress levels. Russell is a neuroscience major in the Science and Humanities Scholars program, an interdisciplinary program between the Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Mellon College of Science. She is in the midst of a Dietrich College Honors Fellowship Program project in neuroarchitecture, a field that combines neuroscience and architecture. Her project examines how to design urban environments that can reduce stress.
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