Search for dissertations about: "architectural psychology thesis"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words architectural psychology thesis.

2. 6. Frustration as motivation. Vandalism:constructive or destructive behavior

   Author : Anki Nordmarker; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; vandalism; graffiti; juvenile delinquency; alcohol; frustration; creativity; destructiveness; the equity control model of vandalism;

   Abstract : DEGREE OF LICENTIATE IN PSYCHOLOGY Correspondence: Anki Nordmarker, Faculty of Social and Life Sciences, Karlstad University, SE-651 88 Karlstad, Sweden. Phone: +46(0)54 – 700 1000 E-mail: [email protected] ISSN 1101-718X ISRN GU/PSYK/AVH-234--SE Abstract Nordmarker, A. READ MORE

4. 7. The Office - An Explorative Study : Architectural Design's Impact on Health, Job Satisfaction & Well-being

   Author : Christina Bodin Danielsson; Magnus Rönn; Lennart Bodin; Frank Becker; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; employees; office environment; office type; architectural features; functional features; architecture; experience; satisfaction; dissatisfaction; health; job satisfaction; perception; Architecture; Arkitektur;

   Abstract : This doctoral thesis examines the office environment’s influence on employees’ perception oftheir workplaces, their organizations and their job satisfaction, as well as their health and wellbeing.It is based on an empirical study of 491 office employees from twenty-six companies anddivisions in large companies. READ MORE

5. 8. Designing the Edge : An Inquiry into the Psychospatial Nature of Meaning in the Architecture of the Urban Waterfront

   Author : Konstantinos Ioannidis; Katja Grillner; Lars-Henrik Ståhl; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Urban design and theory; spatial psychology; spatial meaning; compositional strategies; formulative logic; waterfront design and spatial organization; psychospatial reading; transformational relations; design of the edge; Architecture; Arkitektur;

   Abstract : The initial goal of this effort is to develop a discussion on urban design process and thinking that acknowledges the needs of places with meaning in the design of the urban waterfront. The thesis addresses the fact that the problematic of the coastal formulation is intricate, comprising not only aspects related to the spatial organization and design of its domain but also shared properties originated by the presence and movement of the perceiving subject in the area. READ MORE

6. 9. Office environment, health and job satisfaction : an explorative study of office design's influence

   Author : Christina Danielsson; Tore J. Larsson; Terry Hartig; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; office employees; physical environment; office-type; architecture; experience; satisfaction; dissatisfaction; health; well-being; job satisfaction; perception; architectural features; functional features; Architecture; Arkitektur; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP;

   Abstract : The present thesis investigates environmental factors impact on office employees. More specifically, it investigates: 1) perception and experience of office environments, 2) satisfaction with office environments, and 3) health status and job satisfaction in connection to office environment. READ MORE

7. 10. A psychosocial approach to architectural design : a methodological study

   Author : Geza Fischl; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Engineering Psychology; Teknisk psykologi;

   Abstract : In this thesis, psychosocially supportive environmental components are identified and environmental assessment techniques are investigated to evaluate psychosocial components in built environments, particularly in health care environments. The aim is to develop a method useful for designers in collecting quantitative as well as qualitative information about the psychosocial supportiveness of the built environments. READ MORE