This subject illustrates the research and body of work which links human behaviour to the design of the built environment. It explores the history of the body of work with a focus on the evidence of the interaction between humans and environment with a case study focus on education and health facilities.
Intended learning outcomes
Students will achieve the following graduate competencies in this unit: an understanding of human and environment relations theory, research into evidence based design and human behaviour, implications for design briefing.
Generic skills
Communication in written, diagrammatic and verbal forms, research methods in human environment relations, writing of briefs for different audiences, cross-disciplinary engagement working in teams.