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Sept. 3, 2024

Arizona Public Media interviews Altaf Engineer about his research on health and well-being in the built environment

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Altaf Engineer, PhD
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August 30, 2024
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Altaf Engineer

Altaf Engineer, associate professor of architecture, was interviewed by Arizona Public Media for his research on health and well-being in the built environment. 

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How the design of places where we live and work affects our physical and mental well-being

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Scientists are studying how sounds, smells, and other natural elements make a difference in how comfortable we feel in our homes and offices. University of Arizona Architecture professor Altaf Engineer focuses his research on health and well-being in the built environment. 

He’s researching the ways designers can impact social and behavioral issues through the buildings they create. 

Altaf Engineer spoke with Leslie Tolbert, Ph. D. Regent’s professor emerita in Neuroscience at the University of Arizona.

  

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