
How the buildings you occupy might be affecting your brain
Cutting-edge research in the field of neuroarchitecture is revealing the public health implications of building design
by Cleo Valentine & Heather Mitcheltree
Cleo Valentine is a design researcher whose work focuses on architectural neuroimmunology, the study of how architectural environments affect brain–body processes related to stress, immunity, and wellbeing. She holds industry research roles as a Sr Design Researcher in Neuroarchitecture at HKS and Sr Research and Innovation Lead at the RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, alongside academic appointments as an Affiliate Lecturer at the University of Cambridge and Research Associate at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.