Designing for Bonding – Enhancing Ties Between Employees and To Management
Design affects interpersonal bonds between professional colleagues of relatively equal rank and also employee ties to their managers--and those links influence personal and organizational wellbeing.
Co-Housing- Sharing Spaces, Sharing Lives, Doing Well
Sharing living spaces in cohousing arrangements is becoming increasingly popular. By gently tweaking the essential elements of a home into new configurations, design can support and enhance these special types of residences.
Rolling, Rolling, Rolling – Optimizing Bicycle Riding Experiences
Designing to encourage bicycle riding is in many ways similar to enhancing walkability, with several notable differences.
Conference Report: American Psychological Association Convention
The American Psychological Association (APA) met from August 6 to 9 in Toronto. Research presented in several sessions is immediately applicable.
Plant Variety and Restoration
Viewing and restoring
Disorder and Goals
Appearance of a space drives goals set there
Minimizing Lying Via Place Design
We are better liars in some locations than others
Determining Runnability
Sneaker worthy routes
Positive Living Conditions for Older People
An important new design guide
Red and Creativity
When is red OK?
Bicycle Sharing and Home Values
Nearby bikes linked to home values
Walkability and Biology
Factors other than design influence perceived walkability
Design for a Living Planet: Settlement, Science, and the Human Future
A thought-provoking introduction to issues guiding the evolution of design
Schools for the Future: Design Proposals from Architectural Psychology
Key insights on designing schools
Awed Is Better!
We get definite psychological benefits from feeling a sense of awe.