Talking About Interior Design (08-26-09)
The Cornell Intypes (Interior Archetypes) Research and Training Project is working to systematize the way people talk about interior design.
The Cornell Intypes (Interior Archetypes) Research and Training Project is working to systematize the way people talk about interior design.
Long ago, scientists learned that sunlight affects mood.
Gifts of financial or other assets are more highly valued when they are received from family members than from other people.
Susan Rodiek has developed an instrument to assess staff and resident experience of outdoor spaces at assisted living facilities.
When the circadian rhythms of demented elderly people are disrupted there can be serious ramifications.
Being exposed to bright light at specific points during the day increases the length of time that people with dementia remain asleep at night.
More often than not, the outdoor environment of a senior ‘retirement’ community is ignored and people focus on the attributes of a building's interior. However, the activities that can be offered on the outside of a building are almost limitless, constrained only by the imagination, and not by a person's age.
Splashes of colored light in the night skies can be pleasant or unpleasant, just as colors and lights can be used effectively in indoor spaces. One recent article discusses use of colored lights outdoors, while a second discusses the use of color and light in hospital spaces.
After an extensive review of the literature and their own professional experiences, two elder-care researchers have reached conclusions about the design of dining spaces in senior living facilities.
The ability of elderly people to concentrate is improved by visits outdoors, although visits outdoors do not seem to influence blood pressure or heart rates.