Some Place Like Home: Using Design Psychology to Create Ideal Places

"Some Place Like Home" introduces the field of Design Psychology, the practice of architecture, planning and interior design in which psychology is the principal design tool. This 'must read' book continues to influence homeowners, home buyers, designers, teachers and students around the world who are seeking to create ideal, life-enhancing places. In-depth interviews with design superstars Michael Graves, Charles Jencks and Andres Duany illustrate how places remembered from the past contain the seeds of future home and design choices. The Design Psychology exercises used to delve into the 'environmental autobiographies' of Graves, Jencks and Duany can be used by readers to explore their own treasure chests of past places. "Some Place Like Home" is a book for anyone interested in creating authentic, nurturing places with meaning and soul. "Some Place Like Home" . .. is the bible of the field." - L.A. Times (2nd Edition in FULL COLOR)

Defined as "the practice of architecture, planning and interior design in which psychology is the principal design tool", the purpose of Design Psychology is to create environments that reflect the individual or group as well as encourage positive change.

Some Place Like Home introduces the new field of Design Psychology, using in-depth interviews with design superstars Michael Graves, Andres Duany and Charles Jencks to examine how places from the past contain the seeds of future choices – for home locations, dwellings and interior design.

The Design Psychology Exercises used to delve into the ‘environmental autobiographies’ of Graves, Jencks and Duany can in turn be used by readers, themselves, to explore their own environmental treasure chests.

The last portion of the book focuses on the practical application of Design Psychology by showing examples of residential, corporate and institutional projects created via the Design Psychology process. A Design Psychology Toolbox, provided at the end of the book, gives readers hands-on programming exercises they can use to explore and design from their most fulfilling inner experiences.

This is a groundbreaking, ‘must read’ book for anyone seeking to create an ideal environment that feels "Some Place Like Home".