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Definition: Privacy
• Psychology: Selective access to oneself
or one’s group.
• Legal: The right to be left alone
• What is the difference between privacy
and secrecy? Both are concerned with
boundaries and restricted access.
Privacy is now
becoming a luxury
commodity!
Sigmund Freud (1856-1939)
The door out of
the consulting
room
Note the location
of Freud’s sisterin-law’s bedroom
The door out of
the consulting
room
A. Westin: Typology of Privacy
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Solitude
Intimacy
Anonymity
Reserve
Westin, A. (1976). Privacy and freedom. New York: Atheneum.
Functions of Privacy
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Personal autonomy
Emotional release
Self-evaluation
Limited and protected communication
What is acedia?
Privileged communication
Altman’s dialectical model of privacy
What is a dialectical model?
Altman’s Model of Privacy
Privacy Mechanisms
• Verbal content
• Verbal structure
• Nonverbal mechanisms
– Eye contact research
– Spatial invasion studies
– Facial gestures
Privacy Mechanisms
• Environmentally based mechanisms
– Office design
– Barriers around the house (landscaping)
– Clothing
The importance of privacy considerations
for the designer
Motivating the Use of Mass
Transportation
• Mass transit systems advertise on the basis
of economy, environmental benefits, etc.
• The advertising is based upon a model of the
rational individual
• How might privacy needs be recognized
• Could mass transportation vehicles be
designed to enhance the commuter’s privacy
needs
NYC Subway
TTC Subway
Stockholm Subway
Proposed TTC
Privacy Mechanisms
• Culturally based mechanisms
– Variations in cultural patterns in personal
space, touching, crowding, territory
– E. Goffman’s notion of “on and off stage”
– Use of rooms with limited access
(bedrooms, bathrooms)
Film: Beyond Shelter
1. How do the various designs seen in
the film either facilitate or hamper
privacy needs?
2. What is the relationship between
privacy and perceived control over the
environment?
The Portal Project
Baycrest Centre