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Dak Kopec is an Architectural Psychologist and Professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dak has authored several books used by design educators, including three editions of Environmental Psychology for Design. He has also written the novel Broken Boys Beyond Friendships, a story that details the lives of young people coming to terms with growing up in the early 1990’s.

Dr. Kopec is a two-time Polsky Prize winner, is credited with researching, developing, and administering the first low residency graduate program focused on designs for human health at the Boston Architectural College, and has been awarded honorary Fellowship to ASID (HFASID).

Dak served as a Visiting Professor at the University of Hawaii ...more

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	Environmental Psychology for Design 4.12 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 2006 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Broken Boys: Beyond Friendships 4.74 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2022 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Logan's Legacy: Beyond Blood 4.65 avg rating — 17 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Environmental Psychology for Design 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Health and Well-being for Interior Architecture 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Architectural Factors for Infection and Disease Control by Dak Kopec (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Annamarie Bliss (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Place Meaning and Attachment: Authenticity, Heritage and Preservation by Dak Kopec (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Annamarie Bliss (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Environmental Psychology for Design by Dak Kopec (2012-02-29) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Voices: Experience, Emotion, and Empathy by Dak Kopec (Goodreads Author), Jennifer Buergermeister 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	[Health, Sustainability and the Built Environment] [Author: Dak Kopec] [November, 2008] by Dak Kopec (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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As our tolerance for risk declines, so too does our capacity for humor. By Dak Kopec I laughed—and then I second-guessed my laughter. That hesitation should bother us more than the joke ever could. This summer, while promoting my novel Broken Boys Beyond Friendships, I created several visual vignettes. One captured a ridiculous teenage prank: two boys sneaking onto a girls’ field hockey team weari Read more of this blog post »

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intriguing style of introspective writing This book was written predominantly from the omniscient perspective which was a fascinating approach. I enjoyed being the fly on the wall for so much of this journey. On the downside, I had a hard relating to ...more
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