Psychology of Space explores impacts of the built environment on the human psyche and formulates recommendations for the planning and design of buildings. It poses questions about the effects of outdoor and indoor spaces on people in cognitive, emotional, and social terms, and ponders how buildings can be designed, so that they reduce stress or promote well-being.
The broad body of text-based research that comprised AA’s Psychology of Space investigation has been distilled into eight topical threads: memory formation, shelter & the outside, personality, sense perception, psychological impact, nature & biophilia, color, and pattern recognition. Each thread provides ample opportunity for further exploration, as well as potential for strategic application to the architectural design process.
Psychology of Space explores impacts of the built environment on the human psyche and formulates recommendations for the planning and design of buildings. It poses questions about the effects of outdoor and indoor spaces on people in cognitive, emotional, and social terms, and ponders how buildings can be designed, so that they reduce stress or promote well-being.
The broad body of text-based research that comprised AA’s Psychology of Space investigation has been distilled into eight topical threads: memory formation, shelter & the outside, personality, sense perception, psychological impact, nature & biophilia, color, and pattern recognition. Each thread provides ample opportunity for further exploration, as well as potential for strategic application to the architectural design process.
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