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  • How Room Designs Affect Your Work and Mood: Scientific American

    Is mood and mind significantly affected by the architecture of the room and environment in which you're working? A resounding YES is the answer from this American Scientific article on the subject. Here's a summary list of correlations from the article: Creativity and abstract... more

    Reviewed by 8ight May 17 2009, 10:18am ( 2 reviews ) scientificamerican.com

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  • Rated by 8ight on May 17 2009, 10:18am

    Is mood and mind significantly affected by the architecture of the room and environment in which you're working? A resounding YES is the answer from this American Scientific article on the subject. Here's a summary list of correlations from the article: Creativity and abstract thought - high ceilings (2007, Joan Meyers-Levy) Focus on details - low ceilings (2007, Joan Meyers-Levy) Attention capacity - view of nature (2000, Nancy Wells) Mental focus - view of nature (2000, Nancy Wells) Relaxation - view of nature (2008, Stephen Kaplan) Learning - natural view of nature (2009, C. Kenneth Tanner) Learning - more natural day light (1999, H. Mahone Group) Social relaxation - carpets(!) (2000, Debra Harris) There is also a number of references in the article dealing with improving the health of sick/challenged people (elderly,ADD..etc), these have been omitted from the above list.