Workplace Research: Distraction, Stress Relief and Exercise
Multi-tasking, noise, nature and stair use: factors to consider in workplace design.
Multi-tasking, noise, nature and stair use: factors to consider in workplace design.
In this article, we will look at the impact of the “characterless walls,” as they define the patient space and how nature elements mitigate some of the generic, impersonal features common to institutional care. This article was published in 2010.
Advertising researchers have recently tested human responses to nature images.
Ecopsychology was profiled recently in the New York Times Magazine, placing it in an international spotlight.
Urban spaces can affect both community and individual health.
The Biomimicry Institute, founded by Janine Benyus, has created a new website assessable by the general public, asknature.org.
Martin reports in Nature that architects are increasingly seeking inspiration from natural forms.
Two recent sources review research that details how natural forms and images can enhance human functioning and reduce stress, and make appeals for architecture informed by that research.
In a British study, hospital patients reported that they felt it was important to retain some control over their physical environment. Maintaining desired levels of privacy and community with other patients were also important to the patients studied.