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    Psychology and Architecture discusses how the field of environmental psychology studies how buildings and spaces influence human psychology. David Canter's 1970 book "Psychology for Architects" established this field by exploring how architecture impacts emotions, moods, and behaviors. The built environment has direct and indirect effects on psychological processes like senses, health, and social engagement. Architectural elements like space, light, and color can be intentionally manipulated to influence human psychology in various ways such as creating open spaces for positivity or using different colors to alter mood and perspective. Understanding these psychological impacts is important for architects to design buildings that meet physical and mental needs.

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    Psychology and Architecture discusses how the field of environmental psychology studies how buildings and spaces influence human psychology. David Canter's 1970 book "Psychology for Architects" established this field by exploring how architecture impacts emotions, moods, and behaviors. The built environment has direct and indirect effects on psychological processes like senses, health, and social engagement. Architectural elements like space, light, and color can be intentionally manipulated to influence human psychology in various ways such as creating open spaces for positivity or using different colors to alter mood and perspective. Understanding these psychological impacts is important for architects to design buildings that meet physical and mental needs.

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    Psychology and Architecture discusses how the field of environmental psychology studies how buildings and spaces influence human psychology. David Canter's 1970 book "Psychology for Architects" established this field by exploring how architecture impacts emotions, moods, and behaviors. The built environment has direct and indirect effects on psychological processes like senses, health, and social engagement. Architectural elements like space, light, and color can be intentionally manipulated to influence human psychology in various ways such as creating open spaces for positivity or using different colors to alter mood and perspective. Understanding these psychological impacts is important for architects to design buildings that meet physical and mental needs.

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    Psychology And Architecture

    “Where psychology meets our built environment.”

    PRESENTED BY: RACHITA SUBEDI


    2072/B.ARCH/526

    1
    •“Buildings have a direct effect
    on our emotions. They can be
    depressing or uplifting,
    soothing or surprising,
    welcoming or forgiving.” -
    Eberhard
    2
    Psychology for Architects by David Canter

    Published in 1970s, David Canter’s book


    “Psychology for Architects” spawned the whole
    field of environmental psychology, as it was
    dedicated to understanding how people interact
    with the buildings and spaces around them. The
    founding fathers before him focused mainly on
    how the general environment affects psychology,
    whereas David Canter studied how architecture
    and spaces play a role on human psychology.
    After the publication of his book, psychology of
    architecture became a science of its own with
    principles to be followed.

    3
    Importance of the built environment
    on psychological processes
    • The built environment • The preferences of certain A space should be flexible
    has direct and indirect physical environments
    effects on human enough to be personalized
    psychology. It has an may be by different occupants,
    impact on our senses, neutrally/hormonally and the best way to
    mood, emotions, underpinned, achieve this in today’s
    motivations, evolutionarily driven, complex environment is
    judgments, decisions, and/or culturally through more
    health, and modulated. Furthermore,
    participation in participation, cooperation
    physical activity and individual differences are and understanding among
    community life. Having likely to lead to diverging designers and
    a good built experiences of the same environmental
    environment is building or room. To psychologists
    important because it create a built environment
    can give better
    performance, less is not only providing four
    distraction, and blank walls, but to build a
    occupants comfort and space that satisfies 4
    satisfaction. physical & psychological
    needs.
    Psychological effects of Space, light, &
    color
    • “We shape our buildings; thereafter they shape us.” – Winston
    Churchill
    Architecture can control the way people live, the way they think and the
    way the feel.
    How can architecture affect our moods and thoughts?

    5
    Space

    • Space control people’s


    movements, creating a flow from
    element to element, telling people
    where to look, what to read and
    what’s important.
    • Generally open spaces are more
    positive and inviting, on the other
    hand, closed or tight spaces have a
    more negative impact.

    6
    7
    Light
    • “Without light we see nothing, without light we are nothing”. Light
    offers everything apparent, defines its meaning and proves its
    existence. This is why designers need to study where they should
    open more windows and use more light.

    8
    Colors

    • Colors not only influence our moods


    but also change architectural
    perspectives; making us feel that a
    space is widened or expanded.
    Depending on the emotions you
    want to bring, you choose your color
    paints.

    9
    In conclusion...

    • The study of Architectural Psychology is still in its early stages. By


    understanding the background and importance of this
    relationship, both architects and psychologists can work side by
    side to investigate methods and techniques to create better
    buildings. Case studies and research can enrich this field to make
    solid basis for design solutions with tangible results.

    10
    References

    • https://www.wired.com/2011/04/the-psychology-of-architecture/
    • https://www.psychologyofarchitecture.org/
    • https://is.muni.cz/el/1423/podzim2015/HEN627/um/60715039/Ste
    g__van_den_Berg__de_Groot__2012__Environmental_Psychology.p
    df
    • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3456225/
    • http://article.sapub.org/pdf/10.5923.j.ijpbs.20130304.04.pdf
    • http://www.via-architecture.com/how-design-can-affect-your-
    mood/
    • https://www.emberlight.co/blogs/glow/182021319-5-ways-light-
    affects-you
    • http://assets.csom.umn.edu/assets/71190.pdf
    • https://www.wired.com/2011/04/the-psychology-of-architecture/ 11

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