Concurrents – Environmental Psychology: Nonverbal Messaging, Alive and Well, and in the New York Times
The silent messages sent by design decisions made are something that environmental psychologists talk about a lot. We review, often at length, topics such as cultural associations to particular hues that find their way onto the walls of an office suite and the implications of choosing an upholstery fabric with relatively more curvilinear or rectilinear lines in it, for example. Considering unspoken messages seems silly to some. The people who dismiss the silent communications we have with spaces and objects need to read Cade Metz’s February 19, 2018, New York Times article, “Why A.I. Researchers at Google Got Desks Next to the Boss.” Metz reviews messages floor plans can send. As he reports: “If you want to understand the priorities of a technology company, first look at the seating chart. At Google’s Silicon Valley headquarters, the chief executive, Sundar Pichai, now shares a floor with Google Brain, a research lab …
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