Behavioral Path Analysis is both a theory and a methodology for studying person-environment interactions. It is designed to be applicable to the evaluation of both environments in use and proposed designed environments. This paper presents the basics of the theory, and some examples of recent applications that have guided its development. The…

Ways that environment and behavior research is taught to design students and how it is being introduced into architectural curricula/design studio are examined. Examples of explicit environment and behavior research use in building designs are provided. (MLW)