Value of a Cube with a View (06-16-10)
Human beings mimic each others’ behaviors – many comedy skits owe their success to this fact.
Human beings mimic each others’ behaviors – many comedy skits owe their success to this fact.
Manning and his colleagues investigated “design features that satisfy or dissatisfy worshippers who attend Mass at a traditionally designed Catholic church and a modern Catholic church design.”
Members of Generation Y are widely assumed to be better at multi-tasking than people who are older than they are.
Ayoko and colleagues have reviewed the scientific literature on human territoriality, workplace design, and conflict management (among other topics) to understand stress stemming from territorial behavior in open plan offices and to develop suggestions for reducing that stress.
Room size influences acoustics, and different sounds produce varying emotional responses in human beings.
Not all open floor plans are created equal.
Cassanto and his colleagues have determined that children use space to understand the passage of time, just as adults do.
Two articles review good design for residential care facilities.
Wineman and her colleagues have integrated studies of spatial layouts and social networks to study innovation.
Gulwadi has examined residential environments to identify ways they can be designed to help reduce stress among people caring for sick family members and friends in their homes.