Tools, Stages and Perspective-Taking during the Architectural Design Process: Preliminary Results from a University-building Case-study in Australia

Kuliga, Saskia Felizitas, Dalton, Ruth, Tomko, Martin and Hoelscher, Christoph (2014) Tools, Stages and Perspective-Taking during the Architectural Design Process: Preliminary Results from a University-building Case-study in Australia. Other. Spatial Cognition.

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Abstract

This case-study investigated which tools and techniques building planners use during the architectural design process in order to anticipate future building-user experience. Preliminary qualitative analysis of seven semistructured interviews with key stakeholders involved in the planning of a university building revealed that architects and designers mainly rely on past experience and tacit knowledge, rather than using systematic pre-occupancy evaluation methods. Based on insights from interdisciplinary research, this article seeks to encourage further discussion of need-analysis for assistive tools in architectural design.

Item Type: Report (Other)
Uncontrolled Keywords: Architectural design, design research, perspective taking, user experience, wayfinding
Subjects: C800 Psychology
K100 Architecture
Department: Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Architecture and Built Environment
Depositing User: Prof Ruth Dalton
Date Deposited: 22 Jan 2015 09:33
Last Modified: 13 Apr 2017 13:19
URI: https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/21206

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