What is the relationship between the individual and his or her designed environment or social setting? What is the relationship between an organization and the building wherein it resides? Architectural sociology approaches these questions in examining how architectural forms both influence and react to sociocultural phenomena. A large proportion of our human experience and social interaction occurs in the buildings in which we live and work. Therefore, architectural sociologists use soci../MORE

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What is the relationship between the individual and his or her designed environment or social setting? What is the relationship between an organization and the building wherein it resides? Architectural sociology approaches these questions in examining how architectural forms both influence and react to sociocultural phenomena. A large proportion of our human experience and social interaction occurs in the buildings in which we live and work. Therefore, architectural sociologists use sociological perspective to enhance building design.