Home by Design
Sarah Susanka describes the basic architectural principles that create a homelike setting.
Sarah Susanka describes the basic architectural principles that create a homelike setting.
Grass and trees in outdoor spaces were shown to increase the use and social activity in outdoor places.
Individuals talking on cell phones are not as aware of information being presented in the area they are passing through as individuals who are not talking on cell phones.
Men and women perceive the color red in different ways.
In a study of forest settings without paths, researchers have shown that if a location has either visual access or legibility, it will be preferred.
Recent color research has investigated relationships between the emotions and preference.
Canada’s National Research Council (NRC) has developed two free software tools to help designers, managers, and planners configure open-plan office environments.
Although hospitals have long been thought of as places to cure disease, new ideas about what hospitals should be and how they should function are creating new challenges for hospital designers and caregivers.
Museums, and particularly science museums, are continuing to investigate the ways in which places themselves, rather than individuals, facilitate learning. Many of the museum findings are applicable wherever informal learning takes place—schools, playgrounds and children’s gardens, training centers, and potentially even dementia care facilities.
Elementary school teachers assess the teaching and learning activities promoted by five different classroom shapes (shallow rectangle, deep rectangle, T-shaped, fat-L-shaped and cross-shaped) in this research report.