The aesthetics of function.
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EDRS Price MF-$04 25 HC-$0.60 *Architecture, Cultural Enrichment, Educational Environment, *Environmental Influences, Individual Needs, Medical Services, *Perception, *Physical Environment, Physiology, Psychological Design Needs, *Sensory Experience, Stress Variables The basic concepts acid several examples of the effects of the physical environment on man are discussed. Aesthetic judgments of the environment are related primarily to the physiological well-being of an individual and secondarily to his social experiences. Excessive loading of any one of the senses can prevent a balanced assessment of the environment. Therefore, the responsibility of architecture is to lighten the stresses of life, permitting man to focus his energies upon productive work. Several examples explain this basic premise--(1) the child in a laarning environment, (2) the patient convalescing in a hospital, and (3) the surgecn in an operating room. (TC) THE AESTHETICS OF FUNCTION
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
دوره 128 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1965