There is at the present time a continuing interest in relating
the behavioral sciences to design disciplines. Sociologists and
social psychologists have been added to faculties of architecture
schools, where they off er seminars and participate as programming
specialists and design critics in studio courses. Behavioral
scientists in many European countries have collaborated with
architects and planners in design work undertaken by governmental
ministries, and more recently have been participating in the work
of private design fi rms. Similar developments are now common in
the United States.
In this fascinating study of the "ecology of buildings,"
biologists, anthropologists, sociologists, psychologists, and
architects analyze the effect of working and living spaces on human
behavior. Focusing on such contemporary social problems as the
influence of the physical environment on psychological stress,
mental illness, family disorganization, urban violence, and
delinquency, the contributors show that we must respect the
constraints that the environment and the nature of man impose on
human adaptability.
The selections in "People and Buildings" have been written
primarily by scientists and designers working in the behavioral
mode. The selections within each part have been arranged to provide
an ordered argument or exploration of the general topic with which
the part as a whole deals. To facilitate the reader's appreciation
of the argument, each selection is preceded by a short prefatory
statement. In view of the fact that a single article or preface can
hardly be representative of the depth of the literature that has
developed around an argument, Gutman has included an annotated
bibliography, which is keyed to the selections through the use of
subheadings. A new introduction by Nathan Glazer has been prepared
for this edition.
"Robert Gutman," until his death in 2007, was a lecturer in
social and environmental studies at Princeton University's School
of Architecture. He is the author of "Architectural Practice: A
Critical View," and "The Design of American Housing: A Reappraisal
of the Architect's Role" among numerous scholarly articles.
"Nathan Glazer" is professor of education, emeritus, at Harvard
University. He is known for his writings on ethnicity and race,
immigration, urban development, and social policy in the United
States. His books include "We Are All Multiculturalists Now, Beyond
the Melting Pot" and "The Lonely Crowd."
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