“There is no doubt whatever about the
influence of architecture and structure upon human character and action. We
make our buildings and afterwards they make us. They regulate the course of our
lives.” Each
building type has different functions, and for each there’s an imperative to
use the building to help create an optimal mood, desire or sense of coherence,
security or meaning. Architects expressly announce
their intentions and ability to influence behavior , intended and techniques
used can range from broad, high-level aspirational strategies such as communal
areas “creating the potential for involvement, interaction and knowledge
sharing” in a workplace (3XN, 2010) to specific tactics, such as Frank Lloyd Wright’s
occasional use of “very confining corridors” for people to walk along “so that
when they entered an open space the openness and light would enhance their
experience . Attention restoration theory posits that
“people use voluntary control to inhibit distractions and remain focused, and
this capacity to remain focused fatigues over time.” But the theory also
contends that even just a short period of time in nature (10 minutes or so) can
renew our cognitive capacity to pay attention.
Dr Dan Lockton , Architecture, urbanism, design and
behavior: a brief review , Accessed 18th May , 2016.
Jared Green ,New
Study: Students Learn Better with Views of Trees ,Huffpost Impact , 03 February 2016 . Accessed 18th May , 2016.
Jan Golembiewski Building a better world: can
architecture shape behavior ? , The conversation , January 7, 2014 . Accessed 18th May , 2016.
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