Place Advantage: Applied Psychology for Interior Architecture

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.

1 OVERVIEW OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIENCE OF SPACE.

2 FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN INTERACTIONS WITH THEIR PHYSICAL WORLD.

3 BASIC HUMAN NEEDS SATISFIED THROUGH PLACE DESIGN.

4 UNIVERSAL FEATURES OF WELL-DESIGNED SPACES.

5 EMOTIONAL AND COGNITIVE RESPONSES TO SENSORY INFORMATION.

6 HUMAN REACTIONS TO STATIC ELEMENTS.

7 PLACE DESIGN THAT REFLECTS INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITY AND ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE.

8 NATIONAL CULTURE AND PLACE EXPERIENCE.

9 PREDOMINANT ACTIVITY AND THE DESIGN OF PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENTS.

10 INTEGRATED APPLICATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY-BASED PLACE DESIGN PRINCIPLES.

11 RESEARCH METHODS FOR PLACE DESIGNERS.

12 SPECIAL FOCUS: HOMES.

13 SPECIAL FOCUS: WORKPLACES.

14 SPECIAL FOCUS: RETAIL SPACES.

15 SPECIAL FOCUS: LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS.

16 SPECIAL FOCUS: HEALTHCARE FACILITIES.

17 PLACE DESIGNERS’ VITAL INFLUENCE ON HUMAN WELL-BEING.

IMPORTANT SOURCES/RELATED READINGS.

INDEX.