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Seminar – International vision of research in the city: Brazil, Argentina and Spain. 30th May 2022, University of A Coruña, Spain
On 30th May 30th 2022, Professor Ricardo Garcia Mira, who leads the ENTRANCES Project funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme, is coordinating the Seminar - International Vision of Research in the City: Brazil, Argentina and Spain at the ETSAC (Higher...
Call for Nominations to the IAPS Board 2022
The IAPS Board and Elections Committee are very pleased to invite IAPS members to take part in this year´s electoral process for 9 positions on the Board. Download the full Call here. The timetable for this year´s election is: 23rd of May 2022: Call for nominations...
THE EARLY DAYS OF ARCHITECTURAL PSYCHOLOGY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
Professor David Canter just gave us a fantastic legacy with his article that has just been published: THE EARLY DAYS OF ARCHITECTURAL PSYCHOLOGY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM David Canter Abstract: When there were riots in Liverpool's Toxteth district in the early 1980s, they...
What is IAPS?
Formed officially 35 years ago, but with intellectual roots dating back to the ‘60s in the architectural psychology movement, IAPS is a multidisciplinary and active association gathering researchers and practitioners from around the world, with a shared interest in people’s interaction with their environment. Psychology, sociology, geography, design, planning are only a few of the disciplines represented and for these and their representatives, IAPS serves both as a platform for disciplinary discussion, and as a platform for collaboration.
The digital library
A good starting point to get an idea of what we do though, is the IAPS Digital Library, which collects all the abstracts submitted at all IAPS Congresses and is free to browse. An invaluable resource!
The Networks
The Networks are interest and research groups formed by IAPS members. They carry out debates, discussion groups, publications, often posses their own website and organise symposia and conferences.
IAPS 2022 Conference
The ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon, is very pleased to welcome you all to IAPS 2022 Conference in Lisbon, from the 4th to the 8th July 2022. Looking forward to seeing you! Watch the Conference video here!
There are several reasons why it is a good idea to join IAPS and become one of its numerous members.
IAPS is a lively international association of scholars and practitioners from the disciplines which share a fundamental interest in environment and behaviour studies. These include environmental psychology, architecture, geography, urban design, sociology, interior design, landscape, anthropology, planning and environmental management. The association fosters interdisciplinary study of the transactions and interactions between people and their socio-physical surroundings – including both built and natural environments.