Impacts of Architectural Sights on Anxiety Relief in a High-Density City
Due to rapid urbanization, high-density cities have become a dominant human habitat, and sustainable urban development has become a key concept in urban governance. Thus, it is important to understand the impact of visual elements in urban architecture on stress to make accurate and practical planni...
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| description | Due to rapid urbanization, high-density cities have become a dominant human habitat, and sustainable urban development has become a key concept in urban governance. Thus, it is important to understand the impact of visual elements in urban architecture on stress to make accurate and practical planning and strategies for healthy and sustainable living environments. We examined the designs and features of building facades that alleviate stress and identified measuring metrics for stress relief in viewers. We selected 20 Taiwanese-style public buildings for the examination. To understand the relationship between architecture and stress relief, 70 participants were interviewed in a semi-structured method after showing images of the 20 buildings. We used the semantic differential method and a 7-point image scale to rate stress relief from various architectural styles. The participants found the use of multiple materials or lighting in public buildings interesting but not stress-relieving. A greater amount of cooler and heavier materials made of iron in the building exterior increased stress. This finding offers insights into planning and developing sustainable and psychologically supportive urban environments. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1f39647ecb404c86a1d401ca0500dad62025-08-20T02:00:37ZengMDPI AGEngineering Proceedings2673-45912024-08-017411710.3390/engproc2024074017Impacts of Architectural Sights on Anxiety Relief in a High-Density CityYung-Chia Chiu0Ming-Chyuan Ho1Jui-Che Tu2Yi-Jhen Jhuang3School of Design, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliu 643, TaiwanDepartment of Industrial Design, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliu 643, TaiwanDepartment of Creative Design, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliu 643, TaiwanDepartment of MICE Marketing & Event Management, Shu-Te University, Kaohsiung 824, TaiwanDue to rapid urbanization, high-density cities have become a dominant human habitat, and sustainable urban development has become a key concept in urban governance. Thus, it is important to understand the impact of visual elements in urban architecture on stress to make accurate and practical planning and strategies for healthy and sustainable living environments. We examined the designs and features of building facades that alleviate stress and identified measuring metrics for stress relief in viewers. We selected 20 Taiwanese-style public buildings for the examination. To understand the relationship between architecture and stress relief, 70 participants were interviewed in a semi-structured method after showing images of the 20 buildings. We used the semantic differential method and a 7-point image scale to rate stress relief from various architectural styles. The participants found the use of multiple materials or lighting in public buildings interesting but not stress-relieving. A greater amount of cooler and heavier materials made of iron in the building exterior increased stress. This finding offers insights into planning and developing sustainable and psychologically supportive urban environments.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4591/74/1/17stress-relief architecturepublic buildingsustainable developmentaffective atmospheresbuilding forms |
| spellingShingle | Yung-Chia Chiu Ming-Chyuan Ho Jui-Che Tu Yi-Jhen Jhuang Impacts of Architectural Sights on Anxiety Relief in a High-Density City Engineering Proceedings stress-relief architecture public building sustainable development affective atmospheres building forms |
| title | Impacts of Architectural Sights on Anxiety Relief in a High-Density City |
| title_full | Impacts of Architectural Sights on Anxiety Relief in a High-Density City |
| title_fullStr | Impacts of Architectural Sights on Anxiety Relief in a High-Density City |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impacts of Architectural Sights on Anxiety Relief in a High-Density City |
| title_short | Impacts of Architectural Sights on Anxiety Relief in a High-Density City |
| title_sort | impacts of architectural sights on anxiety relief in a high density city |
| topic | stress-relief architecture public building sustainable development affective atmospheres building forms |
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