Risk-Aware Design (7-17-07)
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) used case studies and interviews with content experts to develop guidelines for risk-aware and not risk-averse design of public spaces.
People who shopped online are less likely to visit a physical store after having a frustrating online shopping experience at the firm's website.
Recreational shoppers are interested in experiencing a different sort of environment than task-oriented shoppers.
Ideas from malls and mainstreets have much in common.
Any pleasant smell will improve the performance of a retail space, but some smells might be more effective than others.
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.
At least during the Christmas holiday season, consistency between smells and sounds can increase positive evaluations of a retail environment.
Shopping malls continue to be an interesting venue for wayfinding research. The conclusions, though, can be applied in a wide variety of pedestrian applications.
Radio-frequency tracking devices attached to grocery carts have shown that people move through a grocery store in a different manner than was previously thought.
The current study indicates that the influence of ambient odor in retail spaces is influenced by the number of shoppers in an area, and that the positive influence of pleasant odors is only found when a moderate number of shoppers are present.