9781400249152_

Create a better life by creating better design.

Have you ever wondered how. . .

. . . the arrangement of your living room could improve your relationship with your partner? . . . the layout of your childs classroom might impact their test scores? . . . the design of your hospital room is taking a toll on your physical health?

We are in a symbiotic relationship with the design around us, and the hard truth is, we are living in a suboptimal world. But the good news is we can redesign it. For the past twenty years, architect and designer Danish Kurani has been transforming design to improve peoples health and happiness for places like Google, New York City, and for communities across four different continents.

The Spaces That Make Us offers you:

An easy-to-follow philosophy that you can apply to any space, whether it be your home, a school, a hospital, or a city block.
Evidence-based research to identify how design impacts your emotional, physical, and social wellbeing.
An engaging historical assessment of whats not currently working in our architecture and design.
A compelling vision for the future and clear motivations to change the fundamentals of design as we currently understand it
Practical strategies to implement health-based changes at any budget level.

In The Spaces That Make Us, Kurani unveils his lifechanging design philosophy, Baaham (pronounced BAH-hum). The word comes from his native language of Urdu, and it describes two interconnected things working in harmony. Baaham takes into account psychology, sociology, anthropology, and evolutionary biology. For any design decision you might make, whether for yourself or for others, at the level of a bedroom or a city block, Baaham is a roadmap to improving your health, forging deeper relationships, and finding greater fulfillment. Its more than a philosophy; its a way of life.

With seven core principles, Baaham can help anyone from a budget-conscious college student to a real-estate tycoon create environments that are functional, beautiful, and life-changing. This book doesnt tell you what to design. It teaches you how to design, so that you can build the life you want. Engaging illustrations are included throughout every chapter, to illuminate the principles within and guide you through Danishs thoughtful teachings.

The Spaces That Make Us will transform your understanding of the world, opening your eyes to whats not working. Discover how to remake the spaces around you for a happier, healthier life.

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Create a better life by creating better design. Did you know that. . .

. . . the arrangement of your living room could improve your relationship with your partner?

. . . the layout of your childs classroom affects their grades and test scores?

. . . the design of your hospital room influences how quickly you recover?

We live in a symbiotic relationship with the spaces around usfirst we make our spaces, and then our spaces make us. But were living in a suboptimal world, one that we designed. The good news: We can redesign it. For twenty years, architect and designer Danish Kurani has been transforming spaces to improve peoples health and happiness through the design of schools, homes, offices, and community centers across four continents.

The Spaces That Make Us offers you:

A clear, easy-to-follow philosophy you can apply to any spaceyour home, office, school, or neighborhood.
Surprising research revealing how design impacts your physical health, emotional well-being, and the quality of your relationships.
A journey through the past 2 million years, arriving at how current design practices make life worse.
An inspiring vision for creating future designs and a compelling call to rethink designs fundamentals
Practical strategies for using smarter design to improve your life, at any budget level.

Kurani unveils a lifechanging design philosophy, Baaham (pronounced BAH-hum), a word from Urdu meaning in tandemdescribing two interconnected things working in harmony. Baaham draws from psychology, sociology, anthropology, and evolutionary biology. Whether youre designing for yourself or others, at any scale from a bedroom to a city block, Baaham is a roadmap for improving health, building deeper relationships, and finding greater fulfillment. Its not just a philosophyits a way of life.

Featuring seven core principles, Baaham helps everyonefrom financially strapped college students to a manager looking to improve their teams performancecreate environments that are functional, beautiful, and life-changing. This book doesnt tell you what to design. It teaches you how to design, so that you can build the life you want. Engaging illustrations are included throughout every chapter, to illuminate each principle and bring Baaham to life.

The Spaces That Make Us will change how you see the worldopening your eyes to what isnt working, and helping you remake your spaces for a happier, healthier life.

...(*_*)9781400249152_

Create a better life by creating better design. Did you know that. . .

. . . the arrangement of your living room could improve your relationship with your partner?

. . . the layout of your childs classroom affects their grades and test scores?

. . . the design of your hospital room influences how quickly you recover?

The Spaces That Make Us offers you:

A clear, easy-to-follow philosophy you can apply to any spaceyour home, office, school, or neighborhood.
Surprising research revealing how design impacts your physical health, emotional well-being, and the quality of your relationships.
A journey through the past 2 million years, arriving at how current design practices make life worse.
An inspiring vision for creating future designs and a compelling call to rethink designs fundamentals
Practical strategies for using smarter design to improve your life, at any budget level.

Kurani unveils a life-changing design philosophy, Baaham (pronounced BAH-hum), a word from Urdu meaning in tandemdescribing two interconnected things working in harmony. Baaham draws from psychology, sociology, anthropology, and evolutionary biology. Whether youre designing for yourself or others, at any scale from a bedroom to a city block, Baaham is a roadmap for improving health, building deeper relationships, and finding greater fulfillment. Its not just a philosophyits a way of life.

The Spaces That Make Us will change how you see the worldopening your eyes to what isnt working, and helping you remake your spaces for a happier, healthier life.

...(*_*)9781400249152_

Create a better life by creating better design. Did you know that. . .

. . . the arrangement of your living room could improve your relationship with your partner?

. . . the layout of your childs classroom affects their grades and test scores?

. . . the design of your hospital room influences how quickly you recover?

The Spaces That Make Us offers you:

A clear, easy-to-follow philosophy you can apply to any spaceyour home, office, school, or neighborhood.
Surprising research revealing how design impacts your physical health, emotional well-being, and the quality of your relationships.
A journey through the past 2 million years, arriving at how current design practices make life worse.
An inspiring vision for creating future designs and a compelling call to rethink designs fundamentals
Practical strategies for using smarter design to improve your life, at any budget level.

The Spaces That Make Us will change how you see the worldopening your eyes to what isnt working, and helping you remake your spaces for a happier, healthier life.

Line drawings and a Baaham design canvas can be found in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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