place science

Navigating from one place to another across several floors is a complex process. 

Kenneth Helphand presents case studies of unlikely gardens in Defiant Gardens: Making Gardens in Wartime. 

People who have more experience working with photographs are better able to process photographic information than those who do not.

The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) used case studies and interviews with content experts to develop guidelines for risk-aware and not risk-averse design of public spaces. 

The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) has identified design features present in a diverse set of successful streets in the United Kingdom. CABE feels that successful streets “respond to the demands of climate change and shifts in culture.”

Teleworkers find their homes restorative.

Landscapes with higher levels of spatial evenness (“landscapes with mixtures of different landcover types of approximately equal area providing variety”) are perceived as more beautiful.

Male office workers participating in a recent study had more positive perceptions of an open-plan workplace than female co-workers. 

Patrons in a pizzeria spent significantly more money (20% more) when the air in the restaurant was infused with a lavender scent than when it was not scented with lavender.

The Orange Future Enterprise Coalition has identified 6 types of workers that “imply different working styles and working arrangements.”