Residents lay side by side on golden emergency blankets, transforming public space into a collective act of vulnerability and resistance.
112 bodies. 112 blankets. 112 — the European emergency number — became a visual SOS from an exhausted city.
This powerful gesture reminds us that the performance and efficiency of a community depend on the strength of its collective immune response. When the environment fails to support health and restoration, everything begins to unravel — biologically, socially, and emotionally.
Also,
_Neuroarchitecture can show how urban space affects our brains — noise, light, and visual chaos heighten stress and anxiety.
_Neuroimmunology reveals how chronic exposure to this stress suppresses immune function, deepens fatigue, and erodes well-being.
A city that never rests becomes biologically unsustainable.
Legislation, architecture, and neuroscience must come together to design cities that heal instead of harm — where silence, rest, and sensory balance are treated as public rights, not privileges.
Rest is a human right — not a reward.
A city that never rests becomes biologically unsustainable.
Concept: Atelier Backlar - Carolina Augusta - Humanize(s)pace + Jeremy Stewart Backlar
Photos by Artur Carvalho