Awe and Well-Being (02-24-12)
Rudd, Vohs, and Aaker specifically investigated the psychological implications of feeling awed.
Rudd, Vohs, and Aaker specifically investigated the psychological implications of feeling awed.
Quelch and Jocz focus on retail environments, but their major points, including the importance of continuing to recognize local cultures as business decisions are made, are applicable to design of other sorts of spaces, from workplaces to public parks to healthcare facilities and residences.
Our hearts start to beat in time to music we’re listening to.
Varlander has reviewed the workplace experiences of employees of a Swedish firm that implemented an open space office design.
Hand washing and art—there are few elements of healthcare environments that are more often researched, but new solutions are still being revealed.
How can experiences be more intense?
Anyone involved with the design of healthcare environments, particularly those to be used by children and adolescents, should review the case study at the website below, which focuses on a children’s hospital in Sydney, Australia.
Ceilings that seem a little low are an issue that designers need to resolve from time to time.
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.
Increasing numbers of themed environments are being built. How does being in a themed space affect visitors?