 Ambient aesthetics also highlights the important role played by non-visual sensory experiences that permeate our lived life. The relevance of the so-called lower senses in everyday aesthetics has already been mentioned (Section 5). However, possibly with an exception of the gustatory, non-visual sensory experiences, namely the auditory, the olfactory, and the haptic, tend to be eclipsed by the visual, although their contribution to our everyday aesthetic experience is undeniable (Ackerman 1991; Tuan 1993; Brady 2005; Howes 2014; Korsmeyer 2017; Interference Journal (Issue 7, 2019); Shiner forthcoming). Sometimes they enrich an overall ambiance, such as a calming ambient sound and a weather-beaten smooth surface of a building, while other times they constitute negative aesthetics, such as a blaring car stereo sound and a stench from a nearby factory. Furthermore, the lack of sounds and smell may be a welcome relief while at other times it may render the experience deficient (Drobnick 2005; Anderson forthcoming). Everyday aesthetics encourages attention to these non-visual experiences, which helps sharpen our sensibility. Attention to these sensory experiences is also critical in architectural practice and urban planning which tend to be dominated by the visual orientation (Pearson 1991; Pallasmaa 1999).