Acknowledgement: this case study was funded by the Centre for Education in the Built Environment Copyright © 2006 CEBE Between the Lines: Experiencing Space Through Dance

‘They will hear with a third ear what is said here between the lines – and even what is left unsaid. ’ (Reik, 1949) How can a space affect us and we affect a space? How can we encourage architecture students to close the distance between themselves and the built environment? This case study records/relays/reflects on an innovative workshop that enabled first year architecture students to deepen their understanding of architectural space through dance. The aim of the workshop in question was to explore a variety of spaces through the whole body (and its owner/the person within it/embedded/entwined); the way that space influences people and people influence space. The workshop had a deep impact on the students involved; increasing their focus on the experiential qualities of space