ARCHITECTURAL IMPLICATIONS OF PUBLIC LIBRARY DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENT FOR

Abstract This paper focuses on the architectural impact of also investigates appropriate criteria and patterns and identify environmental stimuli in life space and their effects on humans and then evaluate environmental indexes. Present study was conducted through unique and innovative research method and mental health in all depended public librariesin Tehran (Capital ran. A 41-item checklist is designed by the researchers, which provides standards, criteria and patterns for indoor and outdoor space of public libraries. Thisstudy examinesvia descriptive-survey method and two types of quaternaries were used as assessment tools: General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) and researcher-made questionnaire based on architectural theories. The results indicate that architectural research study confirms that there is a significant relationship between architectural implications and characteristics of public

Index Terms Public Library, Architectural elements, Mental health, Environmental health careHealth Seeking Behavior, Adolescents, Students, I ndia