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BOOKS

DISSERTATION 2018

Rich & Orderly

What makes an apartment space intuitively pleasant to the eye? The dissertation explores visual preference through a multidisciplinary framework of visual perception, aesthetics, environmental psychology and architecture, and by using an experimental method and statistical analyses explores factors that contribute to the intuitive visual preference for apartment interiors.

The Role of Visual Complexity and Order in Intuitive Preference for Apartment Interiors

MASTER'S THESIS 2014

Beyond the Peaks

The thesis studies solutions for increasing creativity and innovation by university environment design. It approaches the subject from the viewpoint of creativity itself by examining key factors that have previously been found to initiate creativity. From this basis, the study suggests a design concept that aims at supporting these factors. Last, the study presents a design example where the concept is examined to the level of design solutions.

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