This article uncovers how ugly architecture may be silently undermining your health, while the beauty in design could be your secret to a longer, healthier life.
They found that patients in hospitals recover more quickly if their environment includes details such as colors and shapes.
One group had a view of a brick wall, while the other had a view of a park with beautiful trees and bushes. It turned out that the group with a view of the park required fewer painkillers.
Researchers asked people to rate the beauty of different landscapes using 212,000 different pictures taken around the UK. They then compared the 1.5 million ratings with how the residents in those areas perceived their own health.
. Over the last 100 years, the design of buildings has been departing further and further from the rule of nature, making the buildings less and less comfortable to look
Arnold J. Wilkins proposed the integration of natural rules into building design software. But until then, architects and builders should give this phenomenon more careful consideration in their designs.
This article uncovers how ugly architecture may be silently undermining your health, while the beauty in design could be your secret to a longer, healthier life.
They found that patients in hospitals recover more quickly if their environment includes details such as colors and shapes.
One group had a view of a brick wall, while the other had a view of a park with beautiful trees and bushes. It turned out that the group with a view of the park required fewer painkillers.
Researchers asked people to rate the beauty of different landscapes using 212,000 different pictures taken around the UK. They then compared the 1.5 million ratings with how the residents in those areas perceived their own health.
. Over the last 100 years, the design of buildings has been departing further and further from the rule of nature, making the buildings less and less comfortable to look
Arnold J. Wilkins proposed the integration of natural rules into building design software. But until then, architects and builders should give this phenomenon more careful consideration in their designs.
