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Inner Navigation, by Erik Jonsson, helps readers understand why humans get lost, and what you, as a designer, can do to make the spaces you create easier to navigate.
The important point here is how pedestrians can be generated in an environment around a catalyst.
Individuals traversing urban areas move in as straight a line as possible—even if that route requires grade changes.
Neuroscientists trying to explain the popularity of the 500-year-old Ryoanji Temple Rock Garden in Kyoto, a UNESCO world heritage cultural property, have determined that the spaces between the rocks and moss in the garden create a fractal tree shape that is subconsciously pleasing to observers.
A well-designed space can please many people—sometimes even those for whom the design was not originally created. This is the case for the 4-H children’s garden at Michigan State University.
Schwartz and his team studied the implications of changing postures while working – in other words standing after a period sitting or sitting after a time standing.