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Anthes, Emily.
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Architectural design -- Psychological aspects.
Interior architecture -- Psychological aspects.
Buildings -- Psychological aspects.
Architecture -- Human factors.
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Anthes, Emily.
Architectural design -- Psychological aspects.
Interior architecture -- Psychological aspects.
Buildings -- Psychological aspects.
Architecture -- Human factors.
MARC Display
The
great
indoors
: the
surprising
science
of
how
buildings
shape
our
behavior
,
health
, and
happiness
/ Emily Anthes.
by
Anthes, Emily.
Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2020.
Call #:
729.01 A627g
Subjects
Architectural design -- Psychological aspects.
Interior architecture -- Psychological aspects.
Buildings
-- Psychological aspects.
Architecture -- Human factors.
ISBN:
9780374166632 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
290 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.
Summary:
"Modern humans are an indoor species. We spend 90 percent of
our
time inside, shuttling between homes and offices, schools and stores, restaurants and gyms. And yet, in many ways, the indoor world remains unexplored territory. For all the time we spend inside
buildings
, we rarely stop to consider:
How
do these spaces affect
our
mental and physical well-being?
Our
thoughts, feelings, and behaviors?
Our
productivity, performance, and relationships? In this wide-ranging, character-driven book,
science
journalist Emily Anthes takes us on an adventure into the
buildings
in which we spend
our
days, exploring the profound, and sometimes unexpected, ways that they
shape
our
lives. Drawing on cutting-edge research, she probes the pain-killing power of a well-placed window and examines
how
the right office layout can expand
our
social networks. She investigates
how
room temperature regulates
our
cognitive performance,
how
the microbes hiding in
our
homes influence
our
immune systems, and
how
cafeteria design affects what, and
how
much we eat. Along the way, Anthes takes readers into an operating room designed to minimize medical errors, a school designed to boost students’ physical fitness, and a prison designed to support inmates’ psychological needs. And she previews the homes of the future, from the high-tech houses that could monitor
our
health
to the 3D-printed structures that might allow us to live on the Moon. The
Great
Indoors
provides a fresh perspective on
our
most familiar surroundings and a new understanding of the power of architecture and design. It's an argument for thoughtful interventions into the built environment and a story about
how
to build a better world, one room at a time."--From publisher.
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