Eilouti, B (2022) Form follows users: A framework for system-based design. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 18(3), pp. 204-225. ISSN 1745-2007
Abstract
One way to organize human interactions with products is systems; one well-established system is language, and one discipline to regulate human-system-product interactions is ergonomics. A new framework that syndicates these three components is introduced to describe a systemic methodology for architectural designing. It consists of a conceptual model to explain the theoretical basis, a figurative model to interpret the structure and an operative model to explain the procedure of the proposed methodology. The framework is implemented in a design studio to test its applicability. Findings reveal that the participants were able to integrate critical issues that surpass those adopted in conventional designing while emphasizing human-centered considerations. The framework seems to enhance incremental derivation of new designs that balance various aesthetics, functional, and environmental requirements.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | design method; design models; reflective practice; systems design; user-centered design |
| Index terms: | design method, interaction, operative, design studio, ergonomics, methodology, aesthetic, user-centred design, critical issue, design model, reflective practice |
| Subjects: | risk assessment, practitioner, design methods, occupational health and safety management, behavioral psychology, user-centred design, design practice, factor and component analysis, research methods, professional development, design process |
| Topics: | Design Practice, Roles and Professions, Risk Management, Information Management, Research Practice, Health and Safety |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCT |
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