Ceiling Height Matters! (6-04-07)
Ceiling height influences how people function in a space.
place science
What Does That Color Mean? (6-01-07)
Aslam’s research has identified current color associations in a number of cultures.
Building Great Places to Live (5-31-07)
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment has identified 20 questions that should be answered by developers building new homes and the local government authorities that govern their activities.
Three Types of Experience (5-30-07)
Desmet and Hekkert identify the three elements of subjective experience present during human-product interaction; these intertwined components of experience are also relevant to response to places.
Risk and Urban Design (5-29-07)
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) encourages urban planners to incorporate reasonable levels of risk into public spaces, by making users risk-aware.
Behavior in High-Rises During Emergencies (5-25-07)
Proulx has completed a noteworthy study of occupant responses to building-related emergencies in high-rise office buildings, such as fires in the structures.
15 Minutes to Resume Serious Mental Tasks After Interruptions (5-24-07)
Microsoft workers interrupted by e-mails or instant messages took approximately 15 minutes to return to serious mental tasks.
Linking Workplace Design and Organizational Culture (5-23-07)
Erickson and Gratton argue that employing individuals who value an organization’s culture results in an engaged and high performing workforce and that culture can be symbolically communicated to potential employees through signature experiences.
18-29 Year Olds Very Interested in Design (5-22-07)
Americans 18-29 years old are more likely to make major life decisions based on design considerations than previous generations, according to a poll of 2,000 Americans recently completed for Autodesk, Inc. by Kelton Research.
Environments at Several Scales (5-21-07)
Built environments exist at several different scales.
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