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Specialized Environments: Perceptual Experience as Generator of Form

Southerington, Emily Anne
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1179164236

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2007, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning : Architecture (Master of).
The focus of this thesis is to determine how the elements of a defined population's set of unique perceptual experiences can be used to create a specialized building environment that enhances this group's ability to comprehend, interact with and navigate through the structure that surrounds them. Autism can range in severity from low functioning to high functioning and in most cases its impairments affect social interaction, communication, imagination and sensory perception. Unusual sensory perception often leads to negative perceptual experiences causing children with autism to feel isolated and confused in the world around them; standard school settings can lead to excess stress and anxiety thus making success in education difficult. Methods of intervention, therapy and structuring environments can help children with autism live with significantly less stress. Herein lies the opportunity for architecture to enhance the daily experience of children with autism.
Dr. Aarati Kanekar (Advisor)
62 p.
Architecture
autism; architecture

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  • Southerington, E. A. (2007). Specialized Environments: Perceptual Experience as Generator of Form [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1179164236

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Southerington, Emily. Specialized Environments: Perceptual Experience as Generator of Form. 2007. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1179164236.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Southerington, Emily. "Specialized Environments: Perceptual Experience as Generator of Form." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1179164236

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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