TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE
ARCH 1311- Design, Environment and Society

LECTURE 15, OUTLINE, - SOCIAL BEHAVIOR 

Urs Peter "Upe" Flueckiger

October 17, 2022

Key Personnel
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe 1886-1969
William H. Whyte 1917-1999
Edward T. Hall 1914-2009

Books
The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces, 1980, William H. Whyte Project for Public Spaces Inc (March 1, 2001)
The Hidden Dimension, Edward T. Hall. Anchor; 27th printing edition (October 1, 1990)

Documentary Movie
The Social Live of Small Urban Spaces
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEwo-_pQCz8


Key Word Places
New York City
TTU Campus
Seagram Building with Plaza, New York NY 1958, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Edward T. Halls, Personal Space, Reaction Bubble 1966

• Intimate distance for embracing, touching or whispering
  • Close phase – less than 6 inches (15 cm)
  • Far phase – 6 to 18 inches (15 to 46 cm)
• Personal distance for interactions among good friends or family
  • Close phase – 1.5 to 2.5 feet (46 to 76 cm)
  • Far phase – 2.5 to 4 feet (76 to 122 cm)
• Social distance for interactions among acquaintances
  • Close phase – 4 to 7 feet (1.2 to 2.1 m)
  • Far phase – 7 to 12 feet (2.1 to 3.7 m)
• Public distance used for public speaking
  • Close phase – 12 to 25 feet (3.7 to 7.6 m)
  • Far phase – 25 feet (7.6 m) or more.