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Thresholds of Perception: How Architectural Entrances Shape Our Experience of Space

Architectural entrances as Perceptual Frameworks

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Saki Savavi
Apr 17, 2025
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The threshold between outside and in carries more significance than we typically acknowledge. It's the first breath a building takes, the initial handshake between structure and visitor, the boundary where intention becomes experience.

Last week, while exploring the DeGrazia Gallery in the Sun in Tucson, I found myself lingering at its entrance—a humble …

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