On the road to user-centered architecture Post written by Simon Droog. Follow him on Twitter. After almost a year of Experiencing Architecture, I thought a post on the Best Of 2010 would be appropriate and a great way to conclude the year. I've been looking through the stats and according to them the following 5 posts … Continue reading Best 5 posts of 2010
Twitter your dream house
While browsing for interesting architecture, I found a graduation project that you might find interesting. I really like the method used to discover the concerns of the user. An excellent example of user participation in the design process. Twitter as a source of inspiration For their graduation project, eleven Bachelor’s students spent eavesdropping on other … Continue reading Twitter your dream house
Prospect and Refuge
New here at Experiencing Architecture and have no idea where to start? Just read our post on How to design atmospheres attuned to the concerns of the user to get you started. In the post 5 Basic Human Concerns in Architecture we briefly discussed 5 architectural concerns. In this post we'll describe one of the most fundamental … Continue reading Prospect and Refuge
How do emotions work? – 4 Examples
In our previous post How do emotions work? - Basic model of emotions we explained that people differ in their emotional responses towards a given building. Nevertheless, in spite of these interpersonal differences, the process of emotion, i.e. the way in which emotions are elicited, is universal. There is a basic process model of emotions. This model … Continue reading How do emotions work? – 4 Examples
How do emotions work? – Basic model of Emotions
In one of our previous posts - How to design atmospheres attuned to the concerns of the user? - we briefly mentioned the basic model of emotions. In this post we'll discuss the model in more detail. People differ in their emotional responses towards a given building. Nevertheless, in spite of these interpersonal differences, the process of emotion, i.e. the … Continue reading How do emotions work? – Basic model of Emotions
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