Theory of harmony

As architects and urban designers we are “life directors” of spaces where people can live and make live different kind of scenarios. We have a responsibility in our designs to influence healthy, community friendly and life-style friendly environments. While it sounds very dreamy, on the other side of the mirror, architects often work in questionable conditions. We need a new slowness of designing. One that allows us to take our breath. If we can’t breathe while designing, how are we supposed to create healthy environments? In the period from 1920 and 1923, Gertrud Grunow taught students how to stabilise the body, mind and soul through sound, colour and movement.