Culture and Office Design (05-10-13)
Congdon and Gall present Steelcase’s recent research linking culture and design, which builds on the work of others, such as Geert Hofstede, in useful graphics at the web address noted in the citation, below.
Congdon and Gall present Steelcase’s recent research linking culture and design, which builds on the work of others, such as Geert Hofstede, in useful graphics at the web address noted in the citation, below.
Prinz effectively reviews the existing research on how people from individualistic and collectivistic cultures perceive the physical world that surrounds them.
Cultures differ in how they perceive time, and these differences should be reflected in the way options are presented to clients.
Hennings and her many collaborators investigated why people from various parts of the world purchase luxury goods.
People from different cultures can respond to the same design elements in different ways.
Saunders’ work recognizes that making design decisions without considering how they will mesh with the culture of the people who will ultimately use a space can be a risky.
Design decisions influence the moods of the people who ultimately use objects and spaces. What moods do those users desire?
Bi-cultural individuals have varying responses to situations – including the physical environments – in which they find themselves.
House Beautiful polled Americans to learn more about their favorite colors for spaces.
Hund, Schmettow, and Noordzij investigated how people give travel directions in the United States and the Netherlands.