Sustainable Architecture and Human Behavior

In the relationship between people and the environment that they inhabit, people can shape and change their surroundings. Meanwhile they are shaped and changed themselves by environmental factors. By utilizing certain features and elements in architectural design and by understanding the way that built structures can influence people psychologically it is possible to construct habitats that positively affect the behavior of people who work and live within them. Architectural design has the ability to shape human behavior through altering emotions and perceptions. The concepts of architectural design and environmental psychology can help to achieve sustainable development, therefore benefiting the people who live in societies of future by curtailing the impacts of urbanization on the natural resources of the planet.

Keywords:

Architecture , Environment , Sustainability , Behavior , Design influence , Psychology , Human activity