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Spiritual spaces are particularly challenging to design, but insight from research can be helpful.
An established set of descriptive words can help define how people react to places.
A plethera of new research adds to our understanding of employee interactions with their physical workplaces.
Multi-tasking, noise, nature and stair use: factors to consider in workplace design.
What design elements affect playground use? What defines a well-designed primary school? What features do children want in common hospital spaces? Recent studies answer these questions.
A recent study makes a comprehensive assessment of the relationship between neighborhood satisfaction, naturalness, and openness, while another looks at sustainable neighborhood design.
How we shop and buy is changing. This has significant implications for the design of retail spaces.
Floor area, boundary height and certain aspects of color affect feelings of spaciousness.
Is it a surprise that boys and girls have different color preferences?
Evolution fine-tuned our sensory systems to work best in certain environments.
People living in the rainforest perfer savanna images—just like everyone else.
Room size influences acoustics, and different sounds produce varying emotional responses in human beings.
Training in the same sort of environment is useful for tasks that require intense focus, such as surgery.
Can tactile sensation affect how we behave?
Walking enhances cognitive performance.
Walkers travel slower if vegetation is nearby but traffic isn't.
Affinity Health uses new materials to quiet an emergency room.
How American society has shaped, and is shaped by, the spaces it has created for itself.
This book explores the parameters of exceptional public squares and spaces.
Advice for practice rooted in environmental psychology research.
This book details strategies for greening workplaces, using pertinent case studies to provide insights into the process.
A valuable DVD resource for getting the elderly outdoors.