Wholesome Living, By Design
There are many, many ways that design can reduce stress; encourage healthy eating, sleeping, and activity levels; and, in general, help humans live with fit minds and bodies.
Designing for Socializing
Communicating with each other and spending time together defines us as a sociable species, distinct from the myriad others that surround us. Design can make it more likely that we socialize in ways that increase our mental and physical wellbeing.
Creating Spaces for Spirits
Cognitive scientists have learned a lot about how design can support spiritual experiences.
Thinking Beyond 5 Senses
A recent issue of The Scientist reviewed research, recent and classic, on the senses besides the basic 5 (vision, hearing, touch, smell, and taste) that humans use to collect information about what’s going on in their world.
Green Walls In Classrooms
Green walls affect performance
Awesome or Mundane Nature
Not all views produce the same effects
Government Buildings and Governing
Parliament chambers say a lot about how countries are governed
Evaluating Concert Halls
Assessments of visual and acoustic elements are intertwined
Sound Appraisal Tool
A new way to measure noise
Repercussions of Surveillance
Being watched and monitored changes actions
Eye Contact: Implications
Seeing eyes alters thoughts and behaviors
“Art” Evaluations
Reactions to images depend on what we're told about them
Architecture and Ritual: How Buildings Shape Society
A thought-provoking text
Food and Architecture: At The Table
A cross-disciplinary analysis that will encourage new ways of thinking, designing, and eating
200 West Madison, Chicago, Lobby
The ethereal transparent cube that forms the ground floor lobby at 200 West Madison in Chicago is a positive introduction to the structure for visitors, is a great space for people waiting for appointments in the building to spend time, and enhances positive experiences for people who work in the building.