How Architecture Can Nurture Calm, Connection, and Well-Being Architecture is often discussed in terms of form, function, materials, and style. Yet some of the most powerful spaces are not only efficient or beautiful. They are spaces that make people feel safe, grounded, welcome, and emotionally at ease. These are emotionally supportive spaces. An emotionally supportive space does more than shelter the body. It responds to the mind and the senses. It can reduce stress, encour