Blogs: Solar Geometry, Sacred Sites and Health.
Walk into the Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi on a quiet morning. The light falls in a particular way. The proportions feel coherent, not accidental. The space seems to hold something. You might call it peace, or presence, or simply good design. But there's something else happening here, something that took centuries to arrive.
This cathedral wasn't built by one inspired genius. It was built by a man trained in a living tradition, a lineage of master builders that had been transmitting sacred geometry, proportion, and spatial knowledge for hundreds of years.
Designing with the land means listening before drawing. In this conversation with Guatemalan architect Rocio Araujo, we explore a shamanic approach to architecture rooted in solar geometry, intention, and the subtle ways a place communicates. At Lake Atitlán, her temple project reveals how orientation, landscape, and embodied perception can transform a building from a structure into a living relationship with the land itself.