The Significance of the Built Environment: Nonverbal Expression Methods

Author: (USA) Amos Rapoport
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Publish Date: 2003-08-01
Features: This is a theoretical monograph on the relationship between humans and the environment. The author focuses on the meaning of the user (as opposed to architects or critics) and the everyday environment (as opposed to famous landmarks) to conduct multi-angle analysis and research on the built environment, proposing fresh insights in the increasingly expanding and young field of human-environment relationships. The book covers disciplines such as environmental behaviorism, environmental psychology, sociology, and semiotics, making it a must-read for architects and planners, geographers, and others who are passionate about humanistic research in environmental design.