Environmental Psychology for Design

Dak Kopec is an Architectural Psychologist and Associate Professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dak has authored several books used by interior design educators, including three editions of Environmental Psychology for Design. He is a two-time Polsky Prize winner, is credited with researching, developing, and administering the first low residency graduate program focused on designs for human health at the Boston Architectural College, and has been awarded honorary Fellowship to ASID (HFASID). Dak served as a Visiting Professor at the University of Hawaii with a joint position in schools architecture and medicine, was listed as a Fulbright Specialist, and subsequently served two terms as a Fulbright Reviewer. In 2017 Dak won IDEC’s Community Service Award for the design of a group home for people with developmental disabilities and early onset Dementia. Today Dak is calling upon his diverse educational background in Health Sciences, Psychology, and Architecture to promote interdisciplinary and person-centered design.

Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Foundational Theories
Chapter Three: The Human Condition
Chapter Four: Psychobiology
Chapter Five: Biology of Sensation
Chapter Six: Sensation and Perception
Chapter Seven: Cognitive Interpretations
Chapter Eight: Color and Wayfinding
Chapter Nine: Infant-child Development
Chapter Ten: Senior Citizens
Chapter Eleven: Disabilities
Chapter Twelve: Place
Chapter Thirteen: Natural Environments
Glossary
Credits
References
Index