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# 045: ‘Squirrel Mentality’, with Dr. Upali Nanda
- URL: https://www.trxl.co/045/
- Published: 2021-05-18T04:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-12-02T02:37:55.000Z
- Description: A conversation with Dr. Upali Nanda.
- Author: Evan Troxel
- Tags: Research, AEC Industry, Data & Analytics, Upali Nanda, #sqs, #Import-podcast, TRXL Podcast, WIA, #ghost-concierge-2

Special guest Dr. Upali Nanda of HKS Architects joins the podcast to talk about the achilles heel of architecture, design diagnostics, occupancy outcomes, feedback loops, and what all of these have to do with her work at the intersection of research, data, neuroscience, and space.

### Links

- [Upali on Twitter](https://twitter.com/upalinanda)
- [Upali Nanda uses neuroscience to understand buildings as living organisms](https://www.archpaper.com/2020/01/upali-nanda-neuroscience-create-living-buildings/) (Archpaper)
- [HKS Architects](https://www.hksinc.com)
- [HKS Research](https://www.hksinc.com/what-we-do/services/research/)
- [HKS LINE (Laboratory for INtensive Exploration)](https://www.hksinc.com/what-we-do/services/line/)
- [Taubman School of Architecture and Urban Planning at University of Michigan](https://taubmancollege.umich.edu)
- [Center for Advanced Design Research and Evaluation](https://www.cadreresearch.org)
- [Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture](https://www.anfarch.org)
- [Venn diagram](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venn%5Fdiagram) (Wikipedia)
- Check out my other podcast too: [Archispeak](https://archispeakpodcast.com/)
- [My YouTube channel](https://YouTube.com/etroxel)

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