Designing Schools That Support New Learning Methods
New studies in school design research are particularly applicable as teachers adapt more active forms of learning.
Workplace Design: Supporting Communication and Collaboration
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
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
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
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.
Nonverbal Messages in Health Care Settings
Example of a Personalized Psychotherapy Office
What does office personalization imply to a patient? How do different user groups view hospital pediatric settings?
Enhancing the Patient Experience: Patient Room Design
Patient Hospital Room
Identical (and not mirrored) patient rooms show benefits, and there is an increasing emphasis on patient bathroom design.
Verifying the Importance of Nature
Nature Scene
Nature experiences have an important influence on human attitudes and behaviors.
Culture, Religious Outlook and Perception
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.
Designing Spiritual Places
Spiritual spaces are particularly challenging to design, but insight from research can be helpful.