Offices and Evolution (03-22-13)
Fitzgerald and Danner summarize some of the ways that our evolutionary past should influence current office design; a topic that is discussed regularly here.
Fitzgerald and Danner summarize some of the ways that our evolutionary past should influence current office design; a topic that is discussed regularly here.
Miller-Cochran and Gierdowski have learned that flexible classroom design cost-effectively supports composition (writing) classes.
Recent research has shown that people doing office work need to be able to stand while working, when they choose to do so.
Researchers at Durham University explored the learning repercussions of multi—touch, multi-user desks.
New studies in school design research are particularly applicable as teachers adapt more active forms of learning.
Research in care homes indicates that how furniture is arranged can significantly influence resident activity.
More research supports the connection between the physical environment and neighborhood social relations, and adds to our understanding about specific features that draw both old and young outdoors.
Want to create more dialogue? Put people eye-to-eye.
British psychologists have learned that all that time we spend sitting at work has repercussions beyond the size of the posterior we’re sitting on.
The August issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine presents the negative effects of sedentary behavior on public health.