Quiet rooms – contemporary design trends

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Bartłomiej Kwiatkowski

b.kwiatkowski@pollub.pl

Abstract

In the last decade it has significantly increased the number of people diagnosed with “autism spectrum disorders”. Based on estimates, you can specify that in Poland is over 30 thousand people with autism, therefore the number of people affected by this problem is over 100 thousand. in Poland. The growing demand for buildings and public spaces tailored to the needs of this group of people needs to systematize knowledge of architectural design takes into account the needs of people with autism spectrum disorders. The article presents the basic principles of the so-called shaping. “Quiet room”more often localized in public buildings.

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autism, environmental psychology, design, public buildings, quiet room

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Kwiatkowski, B. (2015). Quiet rooms – contemporary design trends. Teka Komisji Architektury, Urbanistyki I Studiów Krajobrazowych, 11(4), 42–48. https://doi.org/10.35784/teka.582

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