Environmental Design Perspectives

Viewpoints on the Profession, Education and Research

Wolfgang F. E. Preiser

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN:
  9781138944602
• eBook ISBN:
  9781317371199
• Topic: Architecture
• Subtopic: Architecture General

The purpose of this title, first published in 1972, was to bring into focus the work and viewpoints of individuals and groups that were engaged in man-environment research, design and education. Reflecting the multidisciplinary nature of the field of man-environment relations, topics range from aspects of environmental design methodology to research applications from the behavioural sciences. This title will be of interest to students of architecture.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Original Title Page
• Original Copyright Page
• Introduction
• Contents
• Education
• Change/Challenge/Response: The Continuing Experiment in Education for Environmental Design at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
• Designing for Two Years
• Professional Division: An Operational Model The Need For An Integrative Approach
• New Directions in Urban Research and Education
• Planning Education—With or Without Emphasis on Plan Implementation
• The Possible Significance of the Student Revolt
• The Undergraduate Man-Environment
• Profession
• A Personal Experience
• Designing a Library for VPI
• Some Notes on Collaboration
• A Conceptual Framework For Architectural Programming: An Emphasis On The System Of Inquiry
• Thoughts on the Future of Transportation and the Built Environment
• America's Outdoor Recreation Movement: An Adult, White, Middleclass Subsidy?
• Design Appraisal: Notes on the Social and Political Context of Design
• Computers, Architecture and Economics of Scale: The Need for a Study?
• Building Systems—Mass Production for the Building Industry?
• Virginia Tech's Involvement in Statewide Environmental and Urban Growth Policy
• Research
• Man-Environment Research and Environmental Design: Design principles based on Spatial Behavior
• The State of the Art in Design Methods: More Questions than Answers1
• Environmental Design and Animal Behavior: Dr. Calhoun's Laboratories at NIMH
• Optimization of Choice in a Semi-Structured Physical Environment: A Model of Environmental Design1
• Planning Information Systems: Prospects and Problems
• Toward A Transformational Approach to Urban History: A Tentative Framework for Using Historical Explanation in Urban Design
• Environmental Design Needs Empathy to Combat Pollution1
• Contributors
• Footnotes References
• Author Index
• Credits