Mapping Felt Space First-Person Design Research Using Digital and Somatic Methods

Bio

Natalija Boljsakov

Natalija Boljsakov is an architect and researcher with over 15 years of international experience at the intersection of architecture, computational design, and somatic practices. Her work integrates embodied cognition, computational workflows, and interactive systems across design, teaching, and artistic projects. She holds a Master’s Degree in Advanced Architecture from UPC-IAAC (Spain), a Bachelor’s Degree from UPC (Peru), and has studied different somatic methods applied to movement and design. She is currently developing a PhD research titled The Embodied Computational Designer, exploring pathways for integrating somatic and digital literacies in architectural design.