Author Archives: Genetics of Design

Aiming for a Happy-2025 Holiday? Pick up the HAPI-Course Bundled!

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Genetics of Design

Just in time for the Holidays, we’re again offering a package deal on the HAPI Certification course, all 7-classes bundled for $99! What is it? Seven half-hour presentations bridging the arts + sciences, revealing how biology and psychology shape our experience … Continue reading →

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International Book Launch for the Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment happened – Friday, November 21, 11 AM ET, 17:00 CET

Posted on November 18, 2025 by Genetics of Design

The online Book Launch for theRoutledge International Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment just took place! A YouTube recording of the 1-hour event is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EwQkmb82KE This session, moderated by Michael Mehaffy, includes brief talks by contributing authors of … Continue reading →

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This Just In – The Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment is Out!

Posted on October 1, 2025 by Genetics of Design

We’re thrilled to announce the publication of the Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment this month: Edited by Board Members of theHapi.org, the Handbook reflects our game-changing times in the 21st-century, where new understandings in the life sciences, prove … Continue reading →

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How do People take in Buildings? Take part in these brief Eye-Tracking Studies to help us find out!

Posted on September 30, 2025 by Genetics of Design

Anyone with a laptop or PC with webcam, can participate; on a Mac, link to them from Google Chrome or Firefox (and it’s best to do so in a quiet space with minimal distraction.) These studies, sponsored by theHapi.org, look … Continue reading →

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See How Where People Look – at First Glance – Matters; in both Architecture + Advertising!

Posted on September 20, 2025 by Genetics of Design

How do we take in our world? Like the animals we are, of course; that’s what 3M Visual Attention Software (VAS), reveals quickly. Developed by 3M vision scientists in 2011, VAS became a Plug-in for Photoshop in 2020, and we … Continue reading →

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How do People really Look at Buildings? this Eye-tracking Building-Study, #10, is out for analysis

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Genetics of Design

This 2025 eye-tracking study (#10) is out for analysis. Sponsored by theHapi.org, the study looks at how humans really look at buildings, using state-of-the-art eye-tracking and facial-expression-analysis software from iMotions.com, a global purveyor of biometric tools for human behavioral research. theHapi.org … Continue reading →

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AIA 2025 Expo, June 5 + 6: An Enthusiastic, Energetic Idea Exchange!

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Genetics of Design

This year’s AIA Conference drew an international crowd to Boston’s Convention Center. Our nonprofit, the Human Architecture + Planning Institute (theHapi.org) was thrilled to be part of it; sharing a booth at the expo with iMotions, a global purveyor of … Continue reading →

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Eye-tracking Buildings in Lisbon + Boston – out for analysis!

Posted on May 20, 2025 by Genetics of Design

How do we see buildings? This 5-minute online eye-tracking study, helping expand understanding of how we experience the built environment – is now out for analysis. These studies use state-of-the-art software from iMotions.com, accessible on any laptop or desktop computer equipped with a … Continue reading →

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Eye-tracking Architecture – in Oslo, Norway – out for analysis!

Posted on March 14, 2025 by Genetics of Design

This study is now out for analysis; we’re looking to have the results and more studies up soon. Interested in understanding how humans experience the world around them? Then take part in theHapi.org‘s eye-tracking studies, all welcome! These studies use … Continue reading →

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Spring Workshop in Boston: Designing Humane Places – Sign up Today!

Posted on January 26, 2025 by Genetics of Design

Interested in ‘seeing’ the latest science behind our experience of the built environment? Then come by to this day-long workshop in downtown Boston, Saturday, March 29th, 2025. Open to all, professionals, architects, planners, students and the public. We promise you’ll … Continue reading →

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