Designing Mind-Friendly Environments : Architecture and Design for Everyone Paperback / softback
by Steve Maslin
Paperback / softback
Description
Exploring the impact of the built environment and design on people with a range of neurological experiences, including autism, dementia, dyslexia and dyspraxia, this comprehensive guide provides project commissioners, architects and designers with all the information and personal insight they need to design, create and build 'mind-friendly' environments for everyone. Assimilating knowledge from medical, therapeutic, social and educational spheres, and using sensory integration theory, the book explores the connection between our minds and our surroundings and considers the impact of the environment on the senses, well-being and neurodiverse needs of people.
The book shows how design adaptations to lighting, acoustics, temperature, surfaces, furniture and space can positively benefit the lives of everyone across a range of environments including workplaces, retail, sport and leisure, domestic, educational institutions, cultural and civic spaces, outdoor spaces and places of worship. Universal in its approach and written by an experienced architect and inclusive design consultant, this book is essential reading for professionals in architecture and design, education, organisational psychology, business management and occupational therapy.
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:272 pages, 50 black & white images
- Publisher:Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Publication Date:21/12/2021
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- ISBN:9781785921421
Information
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:272 pages, 50 black & white images
- Publisher:Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Publication Date:21/12/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9781785921421
