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- Take part in this quick Eye-Tracking pilot-study, before we take it down – February 21st!
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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
- This Just In – The Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment is Out!
- How do People take in Buildings? Take part in these brief Eye-Tracking Studies to help us find out!
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Spring Workshop in Boston: Designing Humane Places – Sign up Today!
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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Looking for a Bundle of Holiday Joy? Pick up the HAPI-course Bundled!
Just in time for the Holidays, we’re 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 … Continue reading
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Tagged aia, Architecture, art, Eye Tracking, news, technology, thehapi-org
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The Big Reveal: How Adding Art Changes the Office
by Ann Sussman, RA + Abigail C. Sekely In this pilot-study, we looked at how adding biophilic art, which shows scenes of nature, changes how people see and feel about an office space. The study, sponsored by theHapi.org, used state-of-the-art … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, biometrics, Biophilic Design, Design, Eye Tracking, Neuroscience, wellbeing
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If They Build It, How Will You Feel? Take the HAPI Certification Course to find out!
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the 7-part HAPI Certification Course, open to all, live here and on the AIA website. Based on the book Cognitive Architecture, 2nd ed, the Certification course reviews key findings in psychology and biology … Continue reading
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How does adding Biophilic Art change an Office? Take part in this biometric study to find out!
The study is out for analysis; we should have results out soon! And thanks to all participants who took part! – – – Biophilia refers to the human need to connect and interact with nature to be at our best. … Continue reading
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Tagged Biophilia, biophilic-design, lifestyle, mental-health, Nature
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Announcing the HAPI Podcast: Where Design + Humanity Meet!
We’re thrilled to launch the HAPI Podcast as part of the Human Architecture + Planning Institute’s nonprofit mission to improve the design of our built environment through education and research Hosted by Jo Riddle, the HAPI Podcast “brings urban design, … Continue reading
How Eye Tracking Reveals What Really Makes Streets Walkable
by Ann Sussman, RA Interested in learning how adding trees and greenery improve the pedestrian experience? Or how it increases the likelihood that people will even consider walking down a suburban street? Then check out the work at the Devens … Continue reading
What Happens When You Eye Track Buildings + Bus-Stops? Check out these Talks to find out!
These free webinars took place Thursday, February 15, 2024. And the contents may change how you ‘see’ yourself and our world – bus stops included; These talks explore the power of today’s biometric tools, including eye tracking, to reveal how … Continue reading
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When asked to draw ‘a House’ people often add – a Tree!
by Ann Sussman + Abigail C. Sekely At the SNEAPA conference in New Haven this fall, we asked more than two dozen planners to draw ‘a house‘. Participants took part in the House Experiment, a study where they are asked … Continue reading
Biometrics + Bus Stops: What Eye Tracking + Facial Expression Analysis Reveal
by Abigail C. Sekely + Ann Sussman, RA, theHapi.org How do people look at bus stops? What catches their eye? What makes them happy? In this pilot study prepared for the City of Chelsea with ITDP-US (Institute for Transportation Development … Continue reading
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The Genetics of Design 