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marta@drmarta.life"The spaces we inhabit shape who we are — whether that space is a city, a room, or our own inner landscape."
My projects
Eight spaces where design meets daily life — from the chair to the city, from the home to the spirit.
Dr. Marta Design
Design for Health & Pleasure
HABITABLE Studio
Architecture and Design Innovation
Habitable City
Ideas for More Human Cities
Design & Joy
Letters on How Space Shapes Life
Alegría de Vivir
Mind, Body and Spirit
La Escuela de las Cosas Importantes
Stories for Children
Bancroft Garden
A Garden for the Neighborhood
Web Design
Community Service & Design
Design & Joy
Letters on architecture, the body, relationships, childhood, and the joy of living.
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Latest Writing
Essays from Design & Joy on architecture, urbanism, and the design of life.
Design & Joy
Space Therapy
On the healing power of rooms.
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Design & Joy
Learning Beyond Walls
Designing joyful schools.
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Design & Joy
When color becomes space
Color as an inhabitant of architecture.
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Design & Joy
What is your home doing to your body?
The body-space dialogue.
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Book
The Habitable City
Book manuscript in preparation · 2027
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Book
Charlotte Perriand and Kazuyo Sejima
University of Houston · 2022
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How can we design
a better life?
I bring beauty, joy, and harmony to people's environments.
PhD Architect · Design Advisor · Writer
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