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2008 - Issue 3

Designing Modern Childhoods: History, Space, and the Material Culture of Children

A new edited volume focuses on the development and use of spaces for children.

Edited by Marta Gutman and Ning de Coninck-Smith. Rutgers University Press. 2008.

Determining Who Cares About Trends

A questionnaire can assess how interested people are in trends and innovation.

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Our blog can be a two-way street. I welcome your suggestions for daily entries.

Evaluating Hospital Environments

The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) has a methodology to assess medical facilities.

Designing Effective Retail Spaces

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Place design influences the effectiveness of retail spaces.

Pebble Project Review

A review of the evidence-based design research finds hospitals have benefited.

Landscape Post-Occupancy Evaluation

Determining user responses requires a post-occupancy evaluation (POE). Although their use is less frequent in landscape design, this example illustrates how widely applicable the POE process can be.

By Jack L. Nasar (FAICP)

Sound Levels in National Parks

The U.S. National Park Service is aware and responsive to the sound levels experienced by park visitors.

Measuring How Public Spaces are Controlled

Designers and managers of public parks and plazas use many different methods to maintain the security of these places. Reviewing these  can allow designers to take a comprehensive approach to public space security.

Geographic Variations in Personality

Regional differences in personality types can be of interest to designers.