Where One Is: Between Boredom and Architecture

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Authors: Christian Parreño
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Abstract

Abstract: Where One Is: Between Boredom and Architecture reflects on a formative encounter with boredom in the context of architectural practice. Recounted through an episode in central London, the essay approaches boredom not simply as repetition or disinterest, but as a mood that destabilises notions of value, orientation and purpose. Rather than a pathology to be remedied, boredom emerges as a diffuse and ambiguous thread—entangled with time, attention and desire—through which architecture can be thought critically.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Architecture Modernity and Design Phenomenology and Existential Philosophy Mind wandering and attention

Publication details

Journal / source
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Publication date
7 January 2026
Language
EN