Some Place Like Home : Using Design Psychology to Create Ideal Places
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“…explores a new field of work…features exercises so readers can analyse their own past…” (Design Week, December 03)
“…an extraordinary book, intellectually written…includes thought-provoking exercises…will make you a believer…” (Design Management Review, Spring 04)
 
Book Description
Both an accessible and fascinating title, this book reveals how our past experiences and psychological developments inform the choices we make today when selecting a place that we truly feel is our "home" It considers our "environmental autobiographies" and our psychological development in respect to urban experiences, focusing on the personal stories of Charles Jencks, Michael Graves and Andres Duany, three of the most prominent figures of our time from the world of design Both theoretical and practical exercises involve the reader in understanding and improving the quality of their own environment. An entirely new approach to architectural design which combines aesthetics and psychology
Some Place Like Home : Using Design Psychology to Create Ideal Places
Some Place Like Home : Using Design Psychology to Create Ideal Places,Toby Israel,Academy Press,0470849509,Architecture,Domestic,Environmental aspects,Graves, Michael,,Interior design,Psychological aspects,Psychology,Reference,Architectural structure & design,Architecture / General,Houses, apartments, flats, etc,Popular psychology
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