Nano House: Innovations for Small Dwellings
An interational movement is developing to design houses that are home-y and also tiny.
Phyllis Richardson. 2011. Thames & Hudson, New York.
LightColorSound: Sensory Effects in Contemporary Architecture
The projects in this book are a rich sensory mélange and reflect the range of design options now available to innovatively incorporate light, color, and sound into user experience.
Alejandro Bahamon and Ana Maria Alvarez. 2010. W.W. Norton & Company: New York.
Making Healthy Places: Designing and Building for Health, Well-Being, and Sustainability.
This book thoroughly reviews the relationship between the form of the built environment and human physical and psychological well-being.
Andrew Dannenberg, Howard Frumkin, and Richard Jackson, editors.2011. Island Press: Washington, DC.
The Design of Caring Facilities
Healthcare environments—long-term-care homes, therapist offices, children's waiting rooms, labor and delivery rooms, neo-natal units, and new hospitals—continue to be carefully researched.
Design that Works
Research continues to probe the environments in which workers perform best and thrive psychologically. Two new studies look at aspects of open offices.
School Design Literature Review
Appropriate school design has a significant influence on learning and the satisfaction of teachers and students with educational environments.
Classic Article: Maslow's Theory and its Application to Design
This classic article explains how spaces can be programmed to support human beings’ fundamental psychological needs.
Office Designers Beware
Designers need to be especially aware of office workers' attachment to "stuff."
Designing Art Museums
Museums provide a space for patrons to think, reflect and ponder.
New Resource: Office Acoustics
Sound Matters combines an extensive review of the acoustic environments in contemporary offices with tools to alleviate undesirable conditions.