The Psychology of Architecture

Architecture is a fascinating business that encompasses the art and science of designing with the construction of buildings. An architect designs all kind of buildings, such as schools, churches, houses, restaurants, and more. This profession has been around since the 1st century CE when Vitruvius, a Roman architect, called it De architectura. Architects have to have a wide range of knowledge. For example they need to have good communications skill, so they can take the information of what a client wants and transform into a sketch then eventually a building. Architects must always consider the following when designing a structure: psychology, design, and the fractional triangles of architecture.

Psychology has a huge amount of influence on architects. Gary Moore stated, “Architecture is the art, which above all others, combines expression technology, and the satisfaction of human needs. Its purpose is to make places where people feel more human, more alive, more fulfilled.”, he is trying to describe there is more to architecture then just building, there is a state of understanding the client.(Moore 18) The first step in architecture is finding out what the client wants and/or needs. To do this the architect need to invade the clients feeling and actions to determine what suite them best. It can be as simple as where you are going to put your keys down when you enter the house or what you favorite activities are. For example if you love to cook you will want an extravagant kitchen or if you love outdoors you might want an open house that encourages nature. To do all these things they need to have a little background knowledge of psychology. Moore claims, “Most architecture schools now have at least one or two courses...

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