Now doesn’t this make you want to emigrate? And people wonder why I chose to move to somewhere at least 100kms from the nearest Pizza Hut, McDonalds, KFC or any multinational fast food chain.
When You Can’t Leave: Designing for the Flight Reflex in Airports, Venues, and Hospitals
In high-stimulus public spaces, our bodies do more than react – they strategise.
Airports, hospitals, and stadiums all evoke subtle “Flight” responses: scanning, pacing, early exits.
Understanding how threat appraisal drives behaviour can help architects and planners design calmer spaces – and reveal why relaxation, not excitement, predicts dwell, spend, and satisfaction.
