The world around us is increasingly controlled by algorithms that predict and react to our needs. As we blur the boundaries between the physical and digital realm, who will be responsible for defining our relationship with the homes, offices, and streets we inhabit? Creating empathic, human-centred spaces will be in the hands of computing innovators, making it imperative that all sectors of society are present and represented in the process. How will we translate insights emerging from psychology and neuroscience into guidelines for coding healthy and democratic architecture and urban design?