Science

The Science of Beautiful Buildings

By Michael J. Ostwald,Professor of Architectural Analytics,The Conversation,UNSW Sydney; Digital Storytelling Team

Copyright theconversation

The Science of Beautiful Buildings

Canada (français)

New Zealand

United Kingdom

United States

Newsletters

Academic rigour, journalistic flair

Author provided/The Conversation, CC BY-SA

The Science of Beautiful Buildings

Published: September 12, 2025 7.18am CEST

Michael J. Ostwald, UNSW Sydney, Digital Storytelling Team, The Conversation

Michael J. Ostwald

Professor of Architectural Analytics, UNSW Sydney

Digital Storytelling Team

The Conversation

Disclosure statement

Michael J. Ostwald receives funding from the Australian Research Council. He is a member of both the Australian Institute of Architects and the Planning Institute of Australia.

Digital Storytelling Team does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

UNSW Sydney provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU.

View all partners

https://doi.org/10.64628/AA.gsk9e59xp

https://theconversation.com/the-science-of-beautiful-buildings-257453

https://theconversation.com/the-science-of-beautiful-buildings-257453

Link copied

Share article

Share article

X (Twitter)

Print article

➡️ Click here to read the interactive article

Architecture

More events

Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer, Human Nutrition

Lecturer (Mathematics or Statistics)

Editorial Assistant

Manager, Research Grants (ARC Portfolio)

Head of School, Nursing

Editorial Policies

Community standards

Republishing guidelines

Get newsletter

Our charter

Partners and funders

Resource for media

Consent preferences

Privacy policy
Terms and conditions
Corrections

Copyright © 2010–2025, The Conversation Media Group Ltd