48-351 Human Factors in Architecture

Units: 9.0 Department: Architecture Related URLs: http://www.arc.cmu.edu Human Factors in Architecture is an investigation of what makes buildings tick for people. Not just buildings in fact, but the internal spaces, transitional spaces, transactional spaces, defensible space, owned space, shared space, public space, and most importantly, occupied space. We will quickly review basic precepts of psychology to consider our biases in how we analyze existing environmental needs for people, and in how we judge the quality of space. The class will develop a research question and begin to test it in field research using observation, interviews and surveys. And in the second half of the semester, from these findings, we will draw conclusions about the quality of a space and place, but also how one might improve it. Assignments will be geared to individual work and occasionally projects for small groups of students. There will be an emphasis on field investigations and understanding research methods for applications in practice. Students from other disciplines are encouraged to enroll.

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Spring 2005 times

Sec	Time	Day	Instructor	Location
A	3:00 - 4:20 pm	T	Bartos	MM A14
		R	Bartos	MM A14