Fellow at the Centre for Conscious Design. Michael gave a talk on “Aesthetic Experience as a Basic Human Good.” Wrote blog posts on what philosophers said about beauty, the sublime, taste, and aesthetic experience.
The International Arts + Mind Lab and the Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture (ANFA) developed a landmark convening focused on cutting edge innovations in architectural design for health and wellbeing. The Intentional Spaces Summit was held at Johns Hopkins University on November 9-10, 2023. Michael was an invited facilitator.
Public talk at Boston Architectural College called “Blueprints for Belonging: Creating Environments for Human Flourishing” on September 17, 2025. Here’s a recording.
Suchi Reddy’s monograph Form Follows Feeling, which was highlighted by ArchDaily, featured an article by Michael.
Related research:
The Beauty of Green Design
Three Design Conditions of Thomas Aquinas