9th Ave: Lily Bernheimer

Thursday, July 18, 2019 - 7:30pm

This event will be held at our 9th Ave. location.

The Shaping of Us: How Everyday Spaces Structure Our Lives, Behavior, and Well-Being Cover Image

Lily Bernheimer discusses her new book, The Shaping of Us: How Everyday Spaces Structure Our Lives, Behavior, and Well-Being.

About The Shaping of Us

Spaces we live in define our identity and sense of community. Using international examples of environmental architecture and design, The Shaping of Us reveals the often imperceptible ways that our surroundings influence our behavior and quality of life. Lily Bernheimer explores productivity in work environments, biophilia, and pop culture phenomena such as "the IKEA effect," NIMBYism, and "ruin porn."

From woonerfs and roundabouts to the ubiquity of traffic lights, Le Corbusier's unrealized plan for Paris, and innovations in affordable housing, Bernheimer demonstrates that the environments we inhabit define us, from the earliest moments of our evolution to today. In understanding this, we can better plan and build environments that promote improved productivity, sustainable economies, and increased happiness and well-being.

 

The Shaping of Us: How Everyday Spaces Structure Our Lives, Behavior, and Well-Being By Lily Bernheimer Cover Image
$26.95
Temporarily Unavailable
ISBN: 9781595348722
Published: Trinity University Press - June 15th, 2019

The spaces we inhabit- from homes and workspaces to city streets--mediate community, creativity, and our very identity. Using insights from environmental psychology, design, and architecture, The Shaping of Us shows how the built and natural worlds subtly influence our behavior, health, and personality.


Event Categories: