{"product_id":"neuroscience-built-environment-handbook","title":"Routledge Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment","description":"\u003cp\u003eAccording to the OECD (Organization for EconoHandbooks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003emic Cooperation and Development), in the 21st century, we are living in a New Age of Biology, acknowledging the rapid development of transformative findings in the life sciences. The \u003cem\u003eRoutledge Handbook of Neuroscience and the Built Environment\u003c\/em\u003e shows how these new findings impact architecture, planning, and design, changing our understanding of how people respond to their surroundings, and how these environments can be optimized for human well-being.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthors:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlexandros A. Lavdas, Ann Sussman, A. Vernon Woodworth (Editors)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781032744216\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 9, 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback — 528 pages, 107 B\/W illustrations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Routledge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDescription\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA total of 31 chapters, presented in six sections, explore human perception, the need for connection, and how design impacts health and well-being — covering topics such as neuroaesthetics, color, memory and place, proportion, sound, neurophenomenology, neurodiversity, biophilia, beauty, and artificial intelligence, among many others. Expert international contributors answer key questions: What do architects and designers need to know about neuroscience? How does architecture and design impact us non-consciously? Why is acknowledging the human subliminal experience important? What tools can designers use to \"see\" our subliminal behaviors?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKey Features\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e31 chapters organized in 6 thematic sections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContributions from leading international neuroscientists, architects and designers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBridges brain science and architectural practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardback edition with 107 B\/W illustrations over 528 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEssential reading for practicing, teaching, and studying designers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart of the prestigious Routledge International Handbooks series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoverage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeuroaesthetics and evolution; human perception, processing and memory; harmony and proportion in design; color and fractal fluency; architectural space and associative memory; social behavior and connection; sacred architecture and neurophenomenology; neurodiversity, stress, trauma and healing; biophilic design and beauty; evidence-based design (EBD) with biosensor integration; AI and architectural knowledge; healthcare design; sound, noise and silence in built environments; pocket parks; salutogenesis and placemaking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Authors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlexandros A. Lavdas\u003c\/strong\u003e is a tenured Senior Researcher Neuroscientist at Eurac Research (Bolzano, Italy), Assistant Professor and Head of Psychology at Webster University (Athens Campus, Greece), and a member of the Board of Directors at the Human Architecture and Planning Institute (Concord, MA, USA). He holds an MSc and PhD from University College London and researches visually organized complexity in nature and pre-modern architecture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnn Sussman\u003c\/strong\u003e, architect, author, researcher and teacher, is President of the Human Architecture + Planning Institute (theHapi.org). Her book \u003cem\u003eCognitive Architecture: Designing for How We Respond to the Built Environment\u003c\/em\u003e won the 2016 Place ResearBiophilic Design\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ech Award from EDRA. She has taught Buildings, Biology + the Brain at the Boston Architectural College since 2018.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA. Vernon Woodworth\u003c\/strong\u003e is a registered architect and Faculty member at the Boston Architectural College, with a BA in Urban Design from New College (Sarasota, FL), a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School, and a Diploma in Analytical Psychology from the C.G. Jung Institute Boston. His firm Urban Determination, LLC focuses on residential and commercial projects in Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntroductions\u003c\/strong\u003e — Susan Magsamen and Michael Mehaffy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Embracing Human Evolution and Biology in Architecture\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchitectural Aesthetics: Health and Well-Being — Vasiliki Meletaki and Anjan Chatterjee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeuroaesthetics and Evolution — Alexandros A. Lavdas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAgency and the Quality of Relationships as Environmental Variables — A. Vernon Woodworth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOur \"Animal Brain\" Processes Vehicles as Animals — Nir Buras and Anaami Pandit-Haji\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHarmony in Design: Leveraging Human Biology for Aesthetic Well-being — Natalie Ricci and Donald H. Ruggles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Perception, Processing and Memory\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"6\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAttention Is Currency: First Fixations in Architecture — Ann Sussman and Abigail C. Sekely\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Guide to Fractal Fluency — Richard P. Taylor, Anastasija Lesjak, and Martin Lesjak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Map in the Brain for Space, Memory and Imagination — Kate Jeffrey\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMind and Brain in Architecture: Angular vs Curved Designs — Nour Tawil and Simone Kühn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnlocking the Hidden Power of Color in Design — Roz Kavander and Linda Kafka\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeaving Memories into Place — Dylan Chau Huynh, Lars Brorson Fich, and Zakaria Djebbara\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProportion — Creation of Harmony through Architecture using Sound — Pooja Mahathi Vajjha\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart III: Human Social Behavior and Need for Connection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"13\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTranslating the Architecture of the Brain to the City — Alexander Adams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRhythm and Resonance in Architectural Experience — Sarah Robinson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShaping Behavior through Spaces — Andréa de Paiva\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrawing from Within: Immersive Sketching as Neuroscientific Inquiry — Cara Armstrong\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart IV: Going beyond Ourselves, Experiencing the Sacred\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"17\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeeing and Believing — Robin M. 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Salingaros\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn Architectural Research Framework for Neuroscience of Human Experience — Tulay Karakas and Dilek Yildiz Ozkan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eActivating Salutogenesis: Environmental Enrichment, Embodiment — Tye Farrow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTranslating Science: Cross-Disciplinary Application — Veronica Gianinni\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Search of Our Place in the World — A. 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