The Happy Design Toolkit: Architecture for Better Mental Wellbeing

ISBN-13: 9781859469866 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 240 str.

Ben Channon

Opis

Delving into the evidenced-based research on architecture and mental wellbeing, The Happy Design Toolkit helps you to create happier places.

Spis treści

Introduction & How to use this book 1. Light, natural and artificial 2. Comfort and materials 3. Control and autonomy 4. Nature and biophilia 5. Aesthetics and legibility 6. Activity and exercise 7. Social interaction, community and sense of place; Conclusion

O autorze

Ben Channon is an architect specialising in designing healthy buildings. He is author of Happy by Design: A Guide to Architecture and Wellbeing (2019, RIBA Publishing), a Director at design-for-wellbeing consultancy Ekkist, and co-founder of the Architects’ Mental Wellbeing Forum.