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Architects are sometimes criticised for prioritising aesthetics over functionality; but attempts to involve end users in building design all too often encounter apathy. Is a successful participatory design process possible? Carlo Ratti and Matthew Claudelof MIT's Senseable City Lab have been researching ways to make it so. Their solutions include an adaptation of the A/B testing method used in software development, together with means from questionnaires to immersive virtual systems that can draw both conscious and unconscious public feedback while maintaining architects' central role.
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Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2016 |
Authors | Ratti C |
Secondary Authors | Claudel M |
Journal | Architectural Design |
Volume | 86 |
Issue | 5 |
Pagination | 42-47 |
Date Published | 09/2016 |
Abstract | Architects are sometimes criticised for prioritising aesthetics over functionality; but attempts to involve end users in building design all too often encounter apathy. Is a successful participatory design process possible? Carlo Ratti and Matthew Claudelof MIT's Senseable City Lab have been researching ways to make it so. Their solutions include an adaptation of the A/B testing method used in software development, together with means from questionnaires to immersive virtual systems that can draw both conscious and unconscious public feedback while maintaining architects' central role. |
URL | http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ad.2087/full |