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Architecture is always created perceived and experienced in relation to the self. The self has 4 levels which are:

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Body/ Gender/ Emotions/ Spirit

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The belief that the human being is the most important entity in the universe. The world is perceived according to the values and experiences of the human being.

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Anthropocentrism

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Human qualities are associated with non-human entities/events such as form/values/emotions.

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Anthropomorphism

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Study of measurements of the human body.

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Anthropometrics

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An applied science concerned with the characteristics of people that need to be considered in the design of devices and systems in order that people and things will interact effectively and safely.

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Ergonomics

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Architecture characterized by aggression or extroversion (e.g. Skyscrapers)

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Masculine Architecture

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Architecture characterized by introspection (social and introverted)

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Feminine Architecture

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Architecture characterized by having both masculine and feminine qualities (convertible spaces)

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Gay Architecture

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Architecture characterized by having neither masculine nor feminine qualities (unidentifiable spaces)

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Androgynous Architecture

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Study of spatial separation of people.

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Proxemics

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He described the culturally specific temporal and spatial dimensions that surround people (distance zones).

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Dr. Edward T. Hall Jr.

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Distance Zone: Intimate (Close Phase)

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0-6in (0m - 0.15m) (half tile)

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Distance Zone: Intimate (Far Phase)

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6in - 1ft 6in (0.15m - 0.45m) (1 and half tiles)

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Distance Zone: Personal (Close Phase)

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1ft 6in - 2ft 6in (0.45m - 0.76m) (2 and half tiles)

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Distance Zone: Personal (Far Phase)

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2ft 6in - 4ft (0.76m - 1.22m) (4 tiles)

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Distance Zone: Social (Close Phase)

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4ft - 7ft (1.22m - 2.13m) (7 tiles)

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Distance Zone: Social (Far Phase)

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7ft - 12ft (2.13m - 3.65m) (12 tiles)

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Distance Zone: Public (Close Phase)

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12ft - 25ft (3.65m - 7.62m) (25 tiles)

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Distance Zone: Public (Far Phase)

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25ft and above (7.62m and above) (25 tiles and above)

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Distance Zone: Intimate

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0 - 1ft 6in (0mm - 0.45m)

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Distance Zone: Personal

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1ft 6in - 4ft (0.45m - 1.22m)

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Distance Zone: Social

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4ft - 12ft (1.22m - 3.65m)

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Distance Zone: Public

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12ft and above (3.65m and above)

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The region surrounding a person which they regard as psychologically theirs

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Personal space

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Spaces that encourage people to gather and communicate

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Sociopetal spaces

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Spaces that discourages people to gather and communicate (separates people).

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Sociofugal spaces

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Denotes ownership and/or rights to a place.

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Territory

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Staking claims (of a property) for control (defense against intrusion) or expression of aesthetics.

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Personalization

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Architecture which allows personalization (e.g. low-cost housing allowing homeowners to dress up their houses)

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Soft Architecture

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The ability to control your interactions with others.

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Privacy

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4 Kinds of Privacy

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Solitude/Intimacy/Anonymity/Reserve

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Privacy: free from observation by others

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Solitude

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Privacy: with another person but free from outside world

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Intimacy

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Privacy: unknown even in a crowd (e.g. choosing a solo table in a library)

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Anonymity

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Privacy: person employs psychological barriers to control unwanted intrusions (e.g. wearing sunglasses or earphones)

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Reserve

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The opposite of privacy. Too many people in a space resulting to the feeling of lack of control over the environment. May lead to negative behavior.

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Social overcrowding

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Proponent of the Hierarchy of Needs theory

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Abraham Maslow

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: The need for shelter.

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Physiological

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: The need to be safe from physical harm.

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Security

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: The need to be part of the society.

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Social acceptance/affiliation

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: The need to feel good about one’s self.

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Self-esteem

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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: The need to realize one’s full potential or achieve one’s dreams.

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Self-actualization

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Organization/identificaiton/interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the environment.

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Perception

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The mental process by which we acquire knowledge.

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Cognition

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Anything that represents (by association/resemblance/convention) or suggests an idea/visual image/belief/action/material entity.

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Symbol

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The science of signs and how the mind turns symbols into meanings.

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Semiotics

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Theory derived from German term for shape or form. This perception theory tries to understand the laws of our ability to acquire and maintain meaningful perceptions in an apparently chaotic world (distinct from what others perceive).

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Gestalt Theory of Perception

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The conditions in the environment affect the way an object is perceived (e.g. The Falling Water is not as pretty during winter).

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Ecological Theory of Perception

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Perception theory based on the notion that perception results from acquired but unconscious assumptions about the environment (represented as probabilities of transactions occurring within it). Recognizes the role of experience

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Transactional Theory of Perception

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Branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of art/beauty/taste with a view to establish the meaning and validity of critical judgments concerning works of art.

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Aesthetics

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Approach to aesthetics derived from personal beliefs or ideas.

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Speculative Aesthetics

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Speculative Aesthetics: 2 Approaches

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Philosophical/ Scientific

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Philosophical Speculative Aesthetics: 4 Approaches

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Hermeneutic/ Phenomenological/ Existential/ Political (Marxist)

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Philosophical Speculative Aesthetics: Interpretation of the environment as a text (We appreciate things if they portray easily understandable story or literature).

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Hermeneutic

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Philosophical Speculative Aesthetics: Intuitive insight into relationships of person and environment (We appreciate something just because of our instinct or just because we do).

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Phenomenological

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Philosophical Speculative Aesthetics: Creative act and creative artifact (we appreciate uniqueness as opposed to mass produced).

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Existential

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Philosophical Speculative Aesthetics: Representation of class struggle

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Political (Marxist)

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Scientific Speculative Aesthetics: 4 Approaches

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Psychoanalytic/ Psychological/ Organismicist/ Formist

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Scientific Speculative Aesthetics: Creation as chatartic act (chatarsis = outpouring of emotions).

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Psychoanalytic

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Scientific Speculative Aesthetics: 2 Types of Psychological approach

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Mechanistic/ Contextual

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Scientific Speculative Aesthetics: Psychological approach - stimulation thru single sensation

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Mechanistic

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Scientific Speculative Aesthetics: Psychological approach - beauty from everyday/ordinary life/nature

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Contextual

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Scientific Speculative Aesthetics: The fusion of body and soul or shell and core (We appreciate something if we are aware of its deeper meaning).

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Organismicist

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Scientific Speculative Aesthetics: Expressive value of patterns or forms (We appreciate something if it forms recognizable patterns).

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Formist

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Scientific approach to aesthetics.

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Empirical Aesthetics

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Empirical Aesthetics: 4 Approaches

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Information-theory/ Semantic/ Semiotic/ Psychobiological

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Empirical Aesthetics: Environment as a set of images that act as stimuli (We respond to all the details of the image).

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Information-theory Approach

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Empirical Aesthetics: Meaning of environmental elements (We appreciate something if we simple know the meaning).

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Semantic Approach

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Empirical Aesthetics: Cultural learned meanings (meanings are not universal but cultural).

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Semiotic Approach

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Empirical Aesthetics: Neurophysiological processes of brain.

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Psychobiological Approach

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Denotes stable combination of activity and place.

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Behavior setting

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The main component of Behavior Setting (what activity).

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Standing Pattern of Behavior (SPB)

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Component of Behavior Setting which acts as the physical support (where the activity is conducted).

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Milieu

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Micro-behaviors

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Actones