Home Field Advantage: It’s Real
Humans need territories.
Follow Behavioral Norms
Designing to Support Autistic Users or People with ADHD
People with ASD or ADHD live better lives when places and objects they use are designed to reflect how they experience their physical world.
Influences on Experience of Nature (02-26-14)
What personal factors affect our experience of nature?
Thinking of Fast Food Affects Non-Food Experiences (02-10-14)
Being reminded of fast food, for example, by seeing related signs/packages or walking by fast food restaurants, affects non-food experiences.
Creating Spaces With Light
Light can replace architecture.
A Good Reason to Cut Sun Glare (01-31-14)
Marzoli, Custodero, and Pagliara have identified an important reason to use shades, etc., to cut indoor glare produced by sunlight.
Light Levels Influence Cooperation and Self Control
Lighting levels influence our thought processes.
Floor Planning for Success
Effective floor plans share certain features.
Benefits of Thinking About Time (12-26-13)
Reminders of the passage of time cause us to think differently.
Neighborhood Design and Resident Life (12-19-13)
The designed and social environments (and the relationships between them) that effect mental and physical wellbeing in neighborhoods and among neighbors are carefully explored by Brower.