摘要：During the past decades there was a noticeable effervescence characterising the space-psychology related studies.These studies established a connection between the characteristics of the environment and behaviour.Thus,this paper would like to join this field of research.Consequently,the first issue raised is whether architecture is about a space in itself,or whether it is about perception,of a mental representation.A second issue is whether a space has qualities of or whether its
characteristics depend on the subjectivity of the perceptual process.This hypothesis generated an entire field of research,which disputes the differences between space and -place.The last issue would be the role played by architecture in the context of the space-place-perception discussion.Thus,architecture finds itself in the middle of this debate,being the instrument which carves the environment we inhabit.In order to provide a practical answer to this last question,the paper bases its conclusions on the results obtained through an experiment.This experiment tested certain situations in which the natural adaptation process has been short-circuited.These are phobic reactions.Thus,the paper wishes to lay the first theoretical
’brick' at the foundation of an interdisciplinary research project between architecture,psychology,sociology and virtual reality.
