Honeycomb Chapel

Honeycomb Chapel takes a new approach to sustainability by combining the tectonic/structural system with the lighting system.  Composed of geodesic modules, this structure creates an environment which accommodates two distinctly different zones.  By using smaller modules and increasing their depth, the natural daylight is funneled toward the center of the room and away from the perimeter.  Standing in the center of the room, one can see through every wall, rendering the room transparent, however when located near the perimeter of the room, the walls appear opaque.

Corpus Callosum

Has anybody every called you a "right brained person" or a "left brained thinker"?  We all know that we don't actually have two different brains, however you probably also know that the two different hemispheres of our brain function very differently. 

The corpus callosum is a flat bundle of millions of neural fibers that span between the right hemisphere and the left hemisphere of our brain.  It facilitates communication between the two halves and it is one of the most important elements of the human brain.  It essentially allows form and function to exist in our minds at the same time.  

Lets recap: Left brain controls rational thought, math, reading, strategy, linear analytic thought.  Right brain controls creativity, your "free spirit", passion, sensuality like taste, smell, touch, pleasure, and the urge to paint on an empty canvas.

Nearly all people have qualities of both, but many people find they lean more toward one of these two sides.  I'm a right brained person, whereas my wife is a left brained person ... it makes for interesting dynamic. ;-)

Here are a couple images to help you understand what the corpus callosum looks like:

Left Brain Right Brain

One of the most fundamental concepts about the human condition is difference between the "left brain" and the "right brain".  We all know that it is actually two different hemispheres of the same brain, but one without the other would cause for chaos in a person's mind.  Here is my favorite image of the difference between "left brain" thinkers and "right brain" thinkers:

In the next post I'll discuss how these hemispheres communicate with each other.