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
Thrill
Next in the series on Basic human concerns is Thrill, as already briefly discussed in 5 Basic Human Concerns in Architecture. Although on first thoughts thrill may not seem like a basic concern, it is actually very basic to human beings as will be explained below. Thrill of the place Grant Hildebrand explains the basic … Continue reading Thrill
Exploration
In the post 5 Basic Human Concerns in Architecture we briefly discussed 5 architectural concerns. In this post we’ll describe another one of the fundamental of human concerns – Exploration – in more detail. Another very important basic concern seen from the evolutionary perspective is the need to explore. We need to search for new … Continue reading Exploration
5 Basic Human Concerns in Architecture
In How do emotions work? - Basic model of emotions we explained how emotions work according to the basic model of emotion. Knowing this now, we think 2 questions are important for the application of the basic model in architecture: Are there concerns that apply for all humans? (Primal concerns) And how about concerns that … Continue reading 5 Basic Human Concerns in Architecture
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
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