An article in the New York Times reported on a study conducted by the University of Pennsylvania questioning what kind of information travels fastest through social networks and why? A six-month intensive study of the most-emailed articles in the New York Times revealed some very interesting trends.
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This article, Design Through Anthropology, published on worldarchitecturenews.com is about a long time trend in Denmark to consider the end user when designing, whether designing a cabinet, chair, home or office building. The article points out that for centuries the looks have dominated function in the realm of architecture. Architects have removed themselves into a secluded and aloof position when designing, concerned more with how the thing looks than how anyone will use it and occupy it. Much more thought is given to the abstract scheme of the project and advertising their own suspected brilliance than wondering how people behave and why.
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