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Can Better Window Design Reduce Anxiety During Extreme Weather?

How can window design influence anxiety during storms, cyclones and extreme weather? This architecture-focused article explores daylight, prospect-refuge, nature views, acoustic protection, impact-resistant glazing and occupant control to propose a safer, calmer, climate-responsive approach to window design.

Words by Amogh N P1 Sept 202612 min read

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How Windows Help Reduce Urban Loneliness

Explore how thoughtfully designed windows can help reduce urban loneliness by connecting residents with people, nature, neighbourhood activity and shared spaces. This architecture-focused article examines social views, window seats, privacy, greenery and façade design as elements of healthier, more connected urban living.

31 Aug 202610 min read

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Designing Windows for Mindfulness and Daily Reflection

Discover how thoughtfully designed windows can support mindfulness, reflection and psychological restoration. Explore architectural strategies using daylight, nature views, visual depth, window seats, prospect and refuge to transform an ordinary opening into a restorative space for everyday pause and contemplation.

28 Aug 202610 min read

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Why People Naturally Prefer Corner Windows

Why do corner windows feel so appealing? By expanding views, dissolving visual boundaries and bringing daylight from multiple directions, corner windows can transform how we perceive interior space. Explore their architectural appeal through prospect–refuge theory, environmental psychology, spatial perception and biophilic design.

24 Aug 202611 min read

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Window View Quality Assessment Tool

Discover how window views influence psychological well-being, stress restoration, visual comfort, and connection with nature. This architectural guide introduces a practical Window View Quality Assessment Tool to evaluate nature, sky, visual depth, privacy, clarity, and restorative potential.

19 Aug 202610 min read

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Why Families Gather Near Windows: The Human Attraction to Light, Nature, and Views

Why are people naturally drawn toward windows? Explore how daylight, nature, views, sky and changing outdoor conditions influence well-being, restoration and spatial experience—and how architects can transform an ordinary window into an inhabitable, human-centred edge of the home.

18 Aug 202610 min read

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Can Better Ventilation Improve Family Relationships?

Can better ventilation create happier homes? Explore how window design, natural airflow, indoor air quality, thermal comfort, sleep and environmental control may indirectly influence stress, wellbeing and family interaction—and why architects should treat windows as social as well as climatic infrastructure.

13 Aug 202611 min read