Canada’s National Research Council Institute for Research in Construction (NRC-IRC) has developed a suite of space design software tools that are available free or for a nominal fee at their website (archived: https://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/achievements/highlights/2007/daylight_aut...).
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.
Perkins + Will developed a copyrighted pediatric hospital room for long-term patients after interviewing medical professionals, former patients, and parents of former patients.
Designers are often asked to create spaces or products to store excess possessions, but instead of creating storage space, it often would be more appropriate to reduce the amount of material being stored.
Pediatric hospital room design has recently been the focus of a Perkins + Will research team.
The Project for Public Spaces (PPS) has found that planners’ concerns about parking can result in less successful designs for public places.
People who prefer classical music are more influenced emotionally by listening to classical music than people who prefer another musical genre are by listening to the same classical music.
Graveyards must serve many different types of users.
Forsyth and her co-authors make several suggestions for the design of transportation projects that enhance a community.
Richard McGregor, a Professor of Music at the University of Cumbria, suggests that music be played in offices.
