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Brain-Grounded Theory of Temporal and Spatial Design

In Architecture and the Environment

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Authors:
  1. Yoichi Ando

    1. Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

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  • Is the first book about the theory of subjective preference for design of architecture and the environment related to the cerebral hemispheres
  • Provides a clear answer to the question what an individual life is
  • Presents an easy-to-understand description that even undergraduate students can apprehend
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxviii
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  2. Introduction

    • Yoichi Ando
    Pages 1-7

  3. Model of Auditory Brain System

    • Yoichi Ando
    Pages 9-28

  4. EEG and MEG Correlates of Visual Subjective Preferences

    • Yoichi Ando
    Pages 29-44

  5. Temporal and Spatial Percepts of Sound and Vision

    • Yoichi Ando
    Pages 45-67

  6. Theory of Subjective Preference for Sound and Visual Fields

    • Yoichi Ando
    Pages 69-73

  7. Preferred Conditions of Temporal and Spatial Factors of Sound Fields

    • Yoichi Ando
    Pages 75-79

  8. Subjective Preferences in Vision

    • Yoichi Ando
    Pages 81-87

  9. General Theory for Designing Physical Environments Incorporating Spatial and Temporal Factors

    • Yoichi Ando
    Pages 89-94

  10. Design Procedures for Matrix Elements Consisting of Discrete Periods and Spatial Ranks

    • Yoichi Ando
    Pages 95-105

  11. Studies on Temporal Design for Visual Fields

    • Yoichi Ando
    Pages 107-121

  12. Studies on Temporal Design of an Individual House

    • Yoichi Ando
    Pages 123-136

  13. Development of the Third-Stage (Creative) Life

    • Yoichi Ando
    Pages 137-142

  14. Creativity-Inducing Environments for Building Culture

    • Yoichi Ando
    Pages 143-154

  15. Theory of Environmental Design and Escape from Vandalism

    • Yoichi Ando
    Pages 155-169

  16. Remarks

    • Yoichi Ando
    Pages 171-174

  17. Back Matter

    Pages 175-185
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About this book

In this book, brain-grounded theory of temporal and spatial design in architecture and the environment is discussed. The author believes that it is a key to solving such global problems as environmental disorders and severe climate change as well as conflicts that are caused by the ill-conceived notion of “time is money”. There are three phases or aspects of a person’s life: the physical life, the spiritual or mental life, and the third stage of life, when a person moves from middle age into old age and can choose what he or she wishes to do instead of simply what must be done. This book describes the temporal design of the environment based on the theory of subjective preference, which could make it possible for an individual to realize a healthy life in all three phases. In his previously published work, the present author wrote that the theory of subjective preference has been established for the sound and visual fields based on neural evidence, and that subjective preference is anoverall response of cooperating temporal and spatial factors, associated with the brain’s left and right hemispheres, respectively. In this book, based on that theory, some examples are shown for the temporal design of architecture and the environment, which may play important roles in the development of personality, thus inducing creativity. Also discussed is how all individuals may find their own personality and develop it according to the preferred direction of their individual lives.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Kobe University, Kobe, Japan

    Yoichi Ando

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Brain-Grounded Theory of Temporal and Spatial Design

  • Book Subtitle: In Architecture and the Environment

  • Authors: Yoichi Ando

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-55891-0

  • Publisher: Springer Tokyo

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Japan 2016

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-4-431-55889-7Published: 14 March 2016

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-4-431-56722-6Published: 25 April 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-4-431-55891-0Published: 03 March 2016

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVIII, 185

  • Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations, 95 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Engineering Acoustics, Cognitive Psychology, Engineering Design

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