About the author.
Archontia is an ARB chartered Architect and interdisciplinary Design Researcher based in Manchester, UK. She has an academic background in psychology and computational design.
Areas of interest include applications of psychology for spatial design, psychometrics, and research in simulated and immersive environments. For more information please visit:
Archontia Manolakelli
Architect | Design Researcher
ARB MBPsS
Aims and Scope.
The main aim of ArchPsych is to provide an easily accessible point of reference to research primarily from the field of Environmental Psychology. Articles are written from the perspective of spatial design for anyone interested in the relationship between people and their environment. The site includes term definitions, book summaries, overviews of research, seminal theories and studies that can be used as a starting point to understand evidence-based design. Contents and articles may be updated regularly as the author’s knowledge on different topics evolves and more recent research explores new aspects of this area of study.
ArchPsych mainly focuses on aspects of Environmental Psychology that relate to spatial design, however, Environmental Psychology is an extremely broad interdisciplinary field that spans across both practice and academia, and across multiple fields such as Psychology, Neuroscience, Architecture, Urban Planning, Environmental Science etc. As a result, it is important to mention that some of its areas such as Ecotherapy, which looks into therapeutic treatment through appreciation of and engagement with the natural world, are inevitably outside the scope of this page and may not be covered in great detail.
About
ArchPsych
ArchPsych is an online repository of articles on the relationship between physical space, human experience and sustainable design.
A bit of background.
ArchPsych first took shape, in the form of a cloud-based journal, in October 2020. It was meant to be a space for organising studied material in a way that would be easily accessible and available to share with others when needed.
The site was made public in February 2022 with the aim to help anyone interested in environmental psychology access resources and gain a better understanding of this wonderfully versatile field.
Archontia Manolakelli
Architect | Design Researcher
ARB MBPsS
About the author.
Archontia is an ARB chartered Architect and interdisciplinary Design Researcher based in Manchester, UK. Her academic background is in psychology and computational design. Areas of interest include applications of psychology for spatial design, and research in simulated and immersive environments.
For more information please visit:
A bit of background.
ArchPsych first took shape, in the form of a private online journal, in October 2020. It was meant to be a space for organising studied material in a way that would be easily accessible and available to share with others when needed. The site was made public in February 2022 with the aim to help anyone interested in environmental psychology access resources and gain a better understanding of this wonderfully versatile field.
If you would like to get in touch, please email: info@archpsych.co.uk