Spatial And Event-Based Design

Qualitative design research is tremendously useful when the phenomena are too complex to be answered with a simple yes or no. This type of design is much easier to plan and carry out. This design is also useful when the budget needs to be taken

Welcome to Genezon, a city of 650-thousand people located in northwest Italy. We have created a city that not only maximizes safety and provides almost endless amounts of resources, but also a city that keeps in mind the happiness of the everyday citizen. Public space provides a plethora of benefits if used correctly, however, in the increasingly digital society, precise utilization will be key to success. Now in 2138, we have not only developed Genezon to be an independent, safe, and technologically advanced metropolis but also a culture-, society- and person-orientated public space experience.

This book report will contain information on the processes of design thinking and how it can help with analyzing and creating workplaces, and assessing job demands and stress, and how that can affect people’s health at work. I decided to do a summary of these two chapters because I feel that design thinking plays a big part in building a better environment for the people. We need to understand what the real problem is first and using the process of design thinking to help with better planning and better methods to approach each project. Also as many people are in the workforce, I want to understand the demands people are facing in their jobs and how their workplace can affect their health. I also hope to implement this knowledge in my future workplace and hope it will enable me to handle these demands and stress well.

Through this scenario Harfield has shown that the “design problematization” does not start with the received initial problem, rather it starts when the designer or architect chose to engage the generated problem from the brief of the initial problem. This is the stage of the designing process where the design gets personalized and individualized, as this is where the designer approaches the design problem, although at times unconsciously, with his own views, beliefs, biases and preference, assumptions and understanding of the problem.

    Uses "Design" in a different way; but one must add that a universal language is being constructed daily. design is understood here as a phenomenon which affects everybody. design is characterized by a dual alliance with both mass production and mass consumption and that these two phenomena have determined nearly all its manifestations .Industry

Cities are generators of economic life and source of changes in the world. Thereby, Jane Jacobs in her book The Death and Life of Great American Cities puts into relief the role of cities on the social and economic levels, while denouncing the disastrous consequences of urban renewal programs. To that extent, in chapters 2 and 3, she discusses "The Uses of Sidewalks”, arguing that over all people need safety and trust in their city. Therefore, first she claims the necessity of keeping streets and sidewalks safe because they are the “vital organs” of cities (29). Secondly, she argues that the functioning of cities should be organized in order to foster human interaction in which “casual public

Public space as a concept has given rise to many intellectual discussions within a variety of disciplines including politics, philosophy, sociology, literature, history, political science, communication and architecture.

Design research problem has been thoroughly developed and defined through a collaborative process of identifying needs and key development aspects of the subject sites. Research guidelines and thematic frameworks important for the local spatial articulation were established in that way, thus creating the basis for deeper consideration by individual research teams trough three main methodological steps: 1) formulation of the program-spatial concept of the development sites, 2) framework of urban and architectural setting of the site, 3) the elaboration of the new planned architectural components, tested through collaborative workshops with the participation of all

Through understanding the design thinking problem solving methodology we can develop Idea generation and problem solving techniques to understand the necessary processes of good design conceptualisation. Brown has defined design thinking as “designer’s sensibility and methods to match people’s needs with what is technologically feasible and what a viable business strategy can convert into customer value and market opportunity” (Brown, 2008, p. 2). The purpose of this literature review is to examine and explain the basic principles of Design Thinking problem solving methodology. This literature review will also define design thinking and explain why it is essential in idea generation and problem solving. It will specifically explore the design thinking five key processes empathize, define, ideate, prototype, and test (Stanford d.school, 2011). Using these five key process can allow for designers to conceptualise their work in a way which enhances their creative capabilities (Brown, 2009).

“Design Participation,” as the event was entitled, was the first international con- ference of the Design Research Society in 1966 (Cross). In the decade preceding the conference, design participation had become a matter of mounting social and political concern with growing impact on the design disciplines. Cross suggested, “Involving in the design process those who will be affected by its outcome, may provide a means for eliminating many potential problems at their source.” (Cross 1972c). Since then there has been growing interest in participatory and collaborative design. More recently Von Hippel challenged the notion that innovations stem from manufacturers and suggests a shift from manufacturer centric to user centric design design processes (von Hippel 2005).

A wide search across the University library, Google Scholar and ACM Digital Library and – to widen the search out to popular literature from various magazines, blogs and articles – was conducted to discover information about the process of Design Thinking. To ensure the search results were not overwhelmingly numerous, speech marks on the phrase “Design Thinking” were used before entering it on the search engines. The purpose of this is to ensure there is appropriate information returned. The books selected were Design Studies by Catherine Stones published in 2010, [8]; The Principles & Purpose of Interactive Design published by Jamie Steane in 2014 about the different ways individuals design think [6], as well as, the book Wicked Problems in Design Thinking by Richard Buchanan, broader understanding defining Wicked Problem early 1992 [3]. The aim for selecting these books is because of their informative nature and the range of dates over which they were published, which provides more information, both quite recent and then more of a design “classic” from 1992 [3]. Moreover, Tim Brown discussed in the Harvard Business Review in 2008 Design Thinking, [2] and, Jon Kolko wrote an article about 20 Design Thinking Comes of Age [2]. This gives a clear idea of different ways of Design Thinking. And Phil Brown recently discussed Why Design Thinking Conquered The World, [1] as well as, Steve Lennon discussed about Design Thinking [5]. The text, which is less relevant,

This report seeks to understand the movement of Participatory Design (PD) and how it has influenced Information Systems Design since the 1990s. Has the body of knowledge around Participatory Design made an impact on how organisations today approach the design of information systems? Can it work in a global context? What tools have been developed as a reaction to this movement? Can we ever really design a system that meets the needs of all stakeholders due to those at the heart of human centred design all providing unique perspectives? These are some of the questions we asked while trying to understand this subject.

- Social tidiness represented in well-constructed spaces forms a good welcoming image (as shown as Fig. 10). Notably, the sites' order has no clear arrangement refer to the city heritage or citizens' behavior setting in use. (as shown as Fig. 10)

Have you ever wondered why people are drawn to certain public spaces but not others? What makes those public spaces more attractive to people? Some public spaces are packed full of people while others remain barren and unused. Furthermore, particular soft edges are highly used as public spaces while other soft edges are simply used as entrances to buildings and not utilized as public spaces. On Milwaukee School of Engineering’s campus, there are numerous outdoor public spaces and soft edges. Jan Gehl (2011) examines public spaces in her book Life between buildings: Using public space. She inspects different public spaces and soft edges, and determines what makes various public spaces highly used and others vacant and desolate. Soft edges need ample room for walking and wandering, along with sitting areas for people to socialize and communicate with one another.

A quote by Janet Echelman (2017) that touches on the topic of public space is, “I believe that public space should be intentional: it should be obvious that you belong”. There are many areas of public space on the campus of Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE). The picnic tables outside the tree lounge, the Werwath Mall, the sidewalk and benches outside RWJ and MLH are all examples of public spaces. All of these spaces are beneficial to both the public and students at MSOE, however there is one specific public space on campus, the Werwath Mall, that can be improved by adding more walking and sitting areas.