Instrumentality, aesthetics, and symbolism of office design

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 533-551

  Vilnai Yavetz, Iris ^a   Rafaeli, Anat ^b   Yaacov, Caryn Schneider ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^c NEW JERSEY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aesthetics; Instrumentality; Office design; Symbolism

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; ESTHETICS;

EID: 21544468006     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916504270695     Document Type: Article

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