Architecture and the Environment

Architecture and the Environment

The environment and the people who live in the environment shape each other and it is almost impossible to explain them separately. Various types of environments have different types of behavioral workings such as sensory input and internal representations that affect the structure of earth (Todd & Wilson, 1993). How buildings are constructed plays a role in how a person will react and behave in said building. A building with no windows will likely hold no appeal for a person as there would be no way for natural light to get in. On the other hand a building that does not have traditional windows but rather has an almost completely glass ceiling would be deceiving to a person and would indeed let in natural light. How a building is constructed has a direct effect on our environment and on how a person will behave in their environment.

Effect of Physical Structure on Human Behavior

The architectural design of a building has almost always played an important role in a person’s health and wellbeing. How a building is constructed, what materials are used in construction and the actual design of the building are all various forms of art that is around a person on a daily basis. This has not always been the case, for many years people did not see this, and that being said they did not notice the benefits of viewing a building in this way. As technology advanced and the interest in the environment and its conditions advanced there was more of an interest in learning ways to live healthier and learning what role psychology played in our environment. People are more aware of how a person may react in one building over another building and that a person’s actual physical and mental health may hinge on the design and structure of a building. A person’s mood and how productive they are can be directly linked by the architecture in which they surround themselves. The size of a room, how many windows are in that room, if the room is...