AR21002: Behavioural Studies In Architecture

AR21002
Course name	Behavioural Studies In Architecture
Offered by	Architecture & Regional Planning
Credits	3
L-T-P	3-0-0
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Semester	Spring

Syllabus

Syllabus mentioned in ERP

Man- Environment relationship; Positive and normative theories. Behavioural Science and modern movement, Substantive theory on Environment and human behaviour, SocialStimulation and interaction, the Affordances of the built environment, Gestalt theory of Perception- Cognition and Affect, Spatial behavior, Environmental Determinism, Environmental possibilism and Environmental probabilism, Concept of Fit â Adaptibility and flexibility, Anthropometrics and Ergonomics, Barrier free environmental design, Territoriality, Defensible space, Social space â the Westgate theory, Behavioural concepts in Neighbourhood and Urban Design, Speculative aesthetics and symbolic aesthetics, Semantic and Semiotic approaches, Contemporary Sociophysical issues in environmental design.