1st Edition

Architecture and Social Behavior Psychological Studies of Social Density

By Andrew Baum, Stuart Valins Copyright 1977
126 Pages
by Routledge

126 Pages
by Routledge

126 Pages
by Routledge

Architecture and Social Behavior (1977) is a groundbreaking study that presents the findings from a five year programme of research concerned with evaluating the impact of architectural design on behavior. The ways in which interior design variables arrange space and distribute social resources have a direct influence on the quality of life in residential environments. The architectural design... Read more

1. The Environment and Behavior  2. Physical Environments and Social Environments: An Architectural Manipulation  3. Persistent Effects of the Environment: Stress and Social Interaction in the Laboratory  4. Group Development and Crowding Stress  5. Architecture and Social Experience: A Conceptual Replication  6. Summary and Implications

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Andrew Baum and Stuart Valins