Designing Happiness: Architecture and urban design for joy and well-being

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dc.contributor.advisorSimon, Madlenen_US
dc.contributor.authorHabtour, Rebeccaen_US
dc.contributor.departmentArchitectureen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2016-09-07T05:33:59Z
dc.date.available2016-09-07T05:33:59Z
dc.date.issued2016en_US
dc.description.abstractScientific studies exploring the environmental and experiential elements that help boost human happiness have become a significant and expanding body of work. Some urban designers, architects and planners are looking to apply this knowledge through policy decisions and design, but there is a great deal of room for further study and exploration. This paper looks at definitions of happiness and happiness measurements used in research. The paper goes on to introduce six environmental factors identified in a literature review that have design implications relating to happiness: Nature, Light, Surprise, Access, Identity, and Sociality. Architectural precedents are examined and design strategies are proposed for each factor, which are then applied to a test case site and building in Baltimore, Maryland. It is anticipated that these factors and strategies will be useful to architects, urban designers and planners as they endeavor to design positive user experiences and set city shaping policy.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M2BF88
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/18656
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledUrban planningen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledLand use planningen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledArchitectureen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledHappinessen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledInteractiveen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPlanningen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledRestorativeen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledUrban Designen_US
dc.titleDesigning Happiness: Architecture and urban design for joy and well-beingen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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