Happy by design : a guide to architecture and mental wellbeing / Ben Channon.

  • Channon, Ben
Date:
[2018]
  • Books

About this work

Description

"Can good design truly make us happier? Given that we spend over 80% of our time in buildings, shouldn't we have a better understanding of how they make us feel? This book explores the ways in which buildings, spaces and cities affect our moods. It reveals how architecture and design can make us happy and support mental health, and explains how poor design can have the opposite effect. Presented through a series of easy-to-understand design tips and accompanied by beautiful diagrams and illustrations, Happy by Design is a resource for architects, designers and students, or for anybody who would like to better understand the relationship between buildings and happiness." -- Provided by publisher.

Publication/Creation

London : RIBA Publishing, [2018]

Physical description

vii, 152 pages : colour illustrations ; 19 cm

Contributors

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 116 - 149) and index.

Contents

Acknowledgements - -About the Author -- Introduction -- Light -- Comfort -- Control -- Nature -- Aesthetics -- Activity -- Psychology -- Conclusions -- Notes + References -- Index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    WB799 2018C45h
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 1859468780
  • 9781859468784