Feng shui Environmental Psychology Archives - Feng Shui London UK • The Capital Feng Shui Consultant https://www.fengshuilondon.net/category/feng-shui-environmental-psychology/ The Capital Feng Shui Expert Wed, 19 Sep 2018 21:09:06 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Feng Shui Psychology: Feng Shui Meets Environmental Psychology https://www.fengshuilondon.net/feng-shui-psychology-feng-shui-meets-environmental-psychology-jan-cisek/ Sun, 23 Dec 2012 21:21:36 +0000 http://www.fengshuilondon.net/?p=783 Feng Shui Psychology: Feng Shui Meets Environmental Psychology – A talk by Jan Cisek at the Feng Shui Conference V, London UK, 29 October 2011 “We shape our building, thereafter they shape us.” said Winston Churchill who is considered a ‘grandfather’ of Environmental Psychology. The definitions of feng shui and Environmental Psychology overlap a great deal. […]

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“We shape our building, thereafter they shape us.” said Winston Churchill who is considered a ‘grandfather’ of Environmental Psychology. The definitions of feng shui and Environmental Psychology overlap a great deal. They both talk about the interaction between different environments and people. This talk will present the scientific evidence of how some aspects of feng shui work based on Jan’s MSc in Environmental Psychology. Watch Jan’s video clips about the similarities between feng shui and Environmental Psychology.

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]]> Kaplan and Kaplan Preference Model offers a Model of Designing Engaging Environments https://www.fengshuilondon.net/kaplan-kaplan-preference-model-offers-model-designing-engaging-environments/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:45:13 +0000 http://www.fengshuilondon.net/?p=3439 Kaplan and Kaplan Preference Model offers a model of designing engaging environments which are nourishing and foster creativity and ingenuity  Environmental Psychology theory Kaplan and Kaplan’s preference model (1989) looks at four preference factors coherence, legibility, complexity, and mystery which are key to engaging, stimulating and creative environments. People, whether at home or workplace, thrive in environments that […]

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offers a model of designing engaging environments which are nourishing and foster creativity and ingenuity 

Environmental Psychology theory Kaplan and Kaplan’s preference model (1989) looks at four preference factors coherence, legibility, complexity, and mystery which are key to engaging, stimulating and creative environments. People, whether at home or workplace, thrive in environments that comply with the Kaplan and Kaplan model.

Kaplan and Kaplan Preference Model

Kaplan and Kaplan Preference Model

Complexity and fractality 
Complexity can be accomplished with rich, nourishing environments. Nature is complex. Fractals are complex. Our bodies are mostly fractal. Fractality is a measure of complexity. A fractal is a mathematical set that usually displays
self-similar patterns (Benoît Mandelbrot, 1975).  The concept of fractality extends beyond self-similarity and can include detailed patterns repeating themselves. Examples of fractal patterns can be seen in: cauliflowers, your DNA, Pollock’s paintings, snowflakes, roses, and some cities such as Prague which was designed on the pattern of a rose (see below – bottom right) and your lungs and waves.

Examples of fractals

Examples of fractals

Fractals

Fractals

Fractal vs non fractal

Fractal vs non fractal

Non fractal vs fractal

Less fractal vs fractal

Which house is more fractal and more engaging?

Which house is more fractal and more engaging?

For more info and examples read: Environmental Psychology for Design, Second Edition by Dak Kopec

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