Prison Design
Designing to smooth prisoner/guard interactions.
Designing to smooth prisoner/guard interactions.
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Cognitive and Brain Sciences and the Technische Universität Dresden have studied stress and reached the conclusion that “stress is contagious.”
"Soft architecture" improves prison visitor centers.
Environmental psychologists have, for some time, acknowledged that eye contact plays a role in forming bonds between individuals.
Brown and Curhan were curious about the influence of being energized physically on negotiations.
Researchers at Rensselaer’s Lighting Research Center have found that exposing people to reddish light during the “post-lunch dip” can be advantageous.
This is a book that should not only inform the design of secure settings, but all environments in which humans need to feel comfortable and secure.
Farbstein and his colleagues investigated the influence of simulated nature views on the stress levels of staff in the intake area of a county jail.
The Daylighting Cooperative has enhanced their website (http://www.daylighting.org/).
Designers are regularly asked to create spaces for confidential conversations to take place.