Child-oriented : architecture from the perspective of environmental psychology

The present study is about child-oriented architecture from the perspective of environmental psychology. Due to the importance of the users of any architectural space and lack of attention of architects and being unfamiliar with the psychological characteristics of specific users, such as children. it is needed to have a proper perception of their understandings of spaces and their needs for architectural spaces specifically to them. children’s tendency to especial environmental graphic features such as light, color, and form should be studied and this research aimed at an environmental psychologically-physically design to develop children emotionally and physically. It was suggested in designing a place for children different factors such as creating various spaces based on the children’s ages to release their energy, applying light and colors appropriate to children’s emotions in inner and outer decoration, and considering architectural criteria and standards for children, etc, should be regarded.