Abstract
How do humans respond to different water features used by designers in urban plazas? Thirty participants viewed colour photographs of controlled views of five kinds of water features (Still, Flowing, Falling, Jet and Combination) and rated each scene on nine bi-polar adjective scales. The analyses focused on three composite scales, one for Preference, one for Calming and one for Excitement. Although the water features generally received favourable ratings, analysis of variance and tests of effect sizes revealed that participants had higher preferences for jets and combination; they rated still water as most calming; and they rated moving water as higher in excitement than still water. To test the generalization of the findings, replications in more realistic conditions are called for.
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