what aspects of good space matter most to you?
what are others thinking and talking about?
this is a continuing work in progress - you’ll find here resources and links to other sites that are of interest to me
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bibliography and resources
here are some references I’ve found influential over the years
please let me know if any of your favorite reads relating to good space are missing from this list
Author, Title, Publisher, etc.
Alain de Botton
The Architecture of Happiness
© 2006 by Alain de Botton, Pantheon Books a division of Random House, Inc, NY
Geoffrey L. Cohen
Belonging: the science of creating connection and bridging divides
© 2022 by Geoffrey L. Cohen, W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. New York
Scott Doorley and Scott Witthoft
Make Space: how to set the stage for creative collaboration
© 2012 by Scott Doorley and Scott Witthoft, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ
Lisa Genova
Remember: the science of memory and the art of forgetting
© 2021 by Lisa Genova, Harmony Books, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York
Sarah Williams Goldhagen
Welcome to Your World: how the built environment shapes our lives
© 2017 by Sarah Williams Goldhagen, Harper Collins Publishers, New York
Edward T. Hall
The Hidden Dimension: an anthropologist examines man’s use of space in public and private
© 1966 by Edward T. Hall, Anchor Books, Doubleday & Company, Inc., New York
John H. Holland
Hidden Order: how adaptation builds complexity
© 1995 by John H. Holland, Basic Books, Perseus Books Group, New York
Sarah Ichinoka and Michael Pawlyn
Flourish: design paradigms for our planetary emergency
© 2021 by Sarah Ichinoka and Michael Pawlyn
Triarchy Press, Axminster, England
www.flourish-book.com
Maggie Jackson
Uncertain — The Wisdom and Wonder of Being Unsure
(c) 2023 by Maggie Jackson, Prometheus Books, Guilford, Connecticut
Dacher Keltner
Awe: the new science of everyday wonder and how it can transform your life
© 2023 by Dacher Keltner, Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, New York
Stefan Klein, PhD
The Science of Happiness: how our brains make us happy – and what we can do to get happier
Translation copyright 2006 by Avalon Publishing Group, Inc. (translated by Stephen Lehmann). Copyright 2002 by Stefan Klein, published by Da Capo Press, Cambridge, MA
Eric Klinenberg
Palaces for the People: how social infrastructure can help fight inequality, polarization, and the decline of civic life
© 2018 by Eric Klinenberg, Broadway Books, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC, New York
Kevin Lynch
The Image of The City
© 1960 by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the President and Fellows of Harvard College
Abraham H. Maslow
Motivation and Personality
© 1970 by Abraham H. Maslow, © 1987 by Addison-Wesley Educational Publishers, Inc.
Amos Rapoport
Culture, Architecture, and Design
© 2005 by Locke Science Publishing Company, Inc., Chicago
Amos Rapoport
The Meaning of the Built Environment: a nonverbal communication approach
© 1982, 1990 by Amos Rapoport, The University Press of Arizona
Sarah Robinson and Juhani Pallasmaa, editors
Mind in Architecture: neuroscience, embodiment, and the future of design
© 2015 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Press Books, Cambridge, MA
Donald H. Ruggles, AIA
Beauty, Neuroscience and Architecture: timeless patterns and their impact on our well-being
© 2017 Donald H. Ruggles, Fibonacci, LLC, Denver, CO
Witold Rybczynski
Looking Around: a journey through architecture
© 1992 by Witold Rybczynski, Viking Pengiun, a dividion of Penguin Books, USA, Inc., New York
Home: a short history of an idea
© 1986 by Witold Rybczynski, Viking Penguin Inc., New York
James Surowiecki
The Wisdom of Crowds: why the many are smarter than the few and how collective wisdom shapes business, economies, societies, and nations
© 2004 by James Surowiecki, Doubleday a division of Random House, Inc.
Yi-Fu Tuan
Space and Place: the perspective of experience
© 1977 by the Regents of the University of Minnesota, University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Barbara Tversky
Mind in Motion: how action shapes thought
© 2019 by Barbara Tversky, Basic Books, Hachette Book Group, New York
Eric Weiner
The Geography of Bliss
© 2008 by Eric Weiner, Twelve Hachette Book Group, New York
plus more to be added soon…