HUMAN FACTORS IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

Course Description

Design process of a building starts with the user requirements and activities. Then the building is designed and constructed based on those of requirements and activities. To measure the performance of the occupied building whether it meets the expectations of the design team and the users Post Occupancy Evaluation (POE) processes start. POEs are tools used to clarify the relationships between human behavior and the physical environment. Diversity of needs, values, behavioral norms, and social and spatial patterns that characterize different cultures are examined. The implications of this diversity for the societal roles and responsibilities of architects are also considered. POEs are useful tools to identify if the building delivers desired functional use and best value for the investment.

HUMAN FACTORS IN ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN

Evaluation Tools (Active Term)

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Course outcomes

1. 01 DERIVE (4) the impact of built environment on human behaviour
2. 02 EXPLAIN how human factors can articulate design processes
3. 03 RELATE theory and application regarding the social production of built form
4. 04 CATEGORIZE human factors that effect architectural design
5. 05 ANALYZE (4) and CONCLUDE (4) proposals in design based on human factors.
6. 06 DISCUSS how design can have an effect on human wellbeing

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 MASLOW, A. H. (2017). TOWARD A HUMANISTIC PSYCHOLOGY. ETC: A Review of General Semantics. 2017, Vol. 74 Issue 1/2, p174-187. 14p. Chapter in E-Book, CIU Library. http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=23&sid=11f683cc-5fa9-4007-9005-c6e12184f5ef%40sdc-v-sessmgr02
2. 02 Lindsay, Georgia, Morhayim, Lusi (2015). Revisiting 'social Factors' : Advancing Research Into People and Place. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing. E-Book; CIU Library. http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/eds/ebookviewer/ebook/ZTAwMHh3d19fMTA3NzUwNF9fQU41?sid=259f36ba-fec4-4687-bcdf-4598d3e4a121@pdc-v-sessmgr03&vid=9&format=EB&rid=3
3. 03 Bürdek, Bernhard E., Dale, Meredith, Richter, Susan, Hausmann, Nina (2015). Design : History, Theory and Practice of Product Design. 2nd rev. ed. Basel : Birkhäuser. E-Book; CIU Library. http://eds.a.ebscohost.com/eds/ebookviewer/ebook/ZTAwMHh3d19fMTA2MTE0NV9fQU41?sid=11f683cc-5fa9-4007-9005-c6e12184f5ef@sdc-v-sessmgr02&vid=3&format=EB&rid=70
4. 04 Amos Rapoport (1976). The Mutual Interaction of People and Their Built Environment. The Hague : De Gruyter Mouton. E-Book; CIU Library. http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/eds/ebookviewer/ebook/ZTAwMHh3d19fNTYwNDkyX19BTg2?sid=259f36ba-fec4-4687-bcdf-4598d3e4a121@pdc-v-sessmgr03&vid=10&format=EB&rid=7

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 DERIVE (4) the impact of built environment on human behaviour SOLO 4
2. L02 EXPLAIN (4) how human factors can articulate design processes SOLO 4
3. L03 RELATE (4) theory and application regarding the social production of built form SOLO 4
4. L04 CATEGORIZE (4) human factors that effect architectural design SOLO 4
5. L05 ANALYZE (4) and CONCLUDE (4) proposals in design based on human factors. SOLO 4
6. L06 DISCUSS (5) how design can have an effect on human wellbeing SOLO 5

Program Outcomes

1. P01 Grasping the inter-disciplinary interaction related to architecture; reaching original results by using the specialistic knowledge in analyzing, synthesizing and evaluating new and complex ideas (knowledge).
2. P02 The ability to evaluate and use new information in architecture with a systematical approach (skill).
3. P03 Developing a new idea, method, design and/or application which brings about innovation in architecture; or, applying a conventional idea, method, design and/or application to a different environment; researching, grasping, designing and applying an original subject (skill).
4. P04 The ability to critically analyze, synthesize and evaluate the new and complex ideas (skill).
5. P05 Acquiring the most developed skills about using the research methods in studies in architecture (skill).
6. P06 Contributing to the progress in architecture by independently carrying out a study which uses a new idea, method, design and/or application which brings about innovation in the area; or, applying a conventional idea, method, design and/or application to a different environment (Competence to work independently and take responsibility).
7. P07 Expanding the limits of knowledge in architecture by publishing at least one scientific article in an international peer reviewed journal and/or creating or interpreting an original work (Competence to work independently and take responsibility).
8. P08 Fulfilling the leader role in the environments where solutions are sought for the original and inter-disciplinary problems (Competence to work independently and take responsibility).
9. P09 Developing new ideas and methods in architecture by making use of high level intellectual processes such as creative and critical thinking, problem solving and decision making (Learning Competence).
10. P10 Ability to see and develop social relationships and the norms directing these relationships with a critical look and the ability to direct the actions to change these when necessary (Communication and Social Competency).
11. P11 The ability to establish effective communication with experts in the international environments to discuss the area-related subjects and to defend original opinions, showing one’s competency in the area (Communication and Social Competency).
12. P12 Proficiency in a English – at least European Language Portfolio C1 Level- and establishing written, oral and visual communication and developing argumentation skills with that language (Communication and Social Competency).
13. P13 Contributing to the society’s state and progress towards being an information society by announcing and promoting the technological, aesthetic, scientific and social developments in architecture (Area Specific Competency).
14. P14 Ability to establish effective communication in the solving of the architectural problems, by using the strategic decision making processes (Area Specific Competency).
15. P15 Contributing to the solution of social, scientific, cultural and ethical problems related to architecture and promoting the development of these values (Area Specific Competency).

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