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Talks and Poster Presentations (without Proceedings-Entry):

C. Illera:
"NO_PANIC rethinking architectural space ...";
Talk: Internation Symposium on fire evacutation, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (invited); 10-25-2010.



English abstract:
NO_PANIC - rethinking architectural space ...
The space designed by architects is the action fields of catastrophes. Architectural design principles are the missing link on fire-safety, escape lighting and evacuation. Focal points of the contents: human perception of architectural space, spatial perception under stress and impeded by smoke, signs versus space, spatial perception misleaded, previous designed catastrophes. Rethinking architectural space means rethinking existing building codes and safety in order to avoid stress and panic. Close to the missing link on fire-safety, escape lightening and evacuation, the architectural design principles are to be implemented into the design process right from an early planning stage.

Keywords:
Architektur, Gebäudelehre

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