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Workplace Design: Supporting Communication and Collaboration

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An informal office gathering space

Current research elaborates ways in which messages sent by designed elements directly influence workers’ attitudes and actions, including collaboration and approach to innovation.

Living Outdoors

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Urban Park

The design and management of the natural environments available to suburbanites and city dwellers have a significant influence on the well-being of humans and their planet.

The Power of Color

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A number of recent studies address the psychological ramifications and power of color.  In general, color can add much to work and indoor spaces, as well as influence other perceptions.

Positive Urban Planning

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How can we create cities that make us healthy and happy?  Researchers are answering that question with unique studies, from how trees affect pregnancy outcomes to the importance of designing cities for young people.

Enhancing the Patient Experience: Patient Room Design

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Patient Hospital Room

Identical (and  not mirrored) patient rooms show benefits, and there is an increasing emphasis on patient bathroom design.

Culture, Religious Outlook and Perception

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Not all cultures see the physical environment in the same way, and that holds for those with different religious beliefs. Some of these differences may be linked to neural function.