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Investigating Collaborative Learning in Architectural Design Studios from the Instructors' Perspective
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Hirou Karimi; Guita Farivarsadri – Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning, 2025
Purpose: This paper aims to examine the barriers to adopting collaboration in architectural design studios from the instructors' perspectives and explore strategies to overcome barriers. Design/methodology/approach: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 coordinators in architecture and interior architecture design studios to gather…
Descriptors: Cooperative Learning, Teacher Attitudes, Building Design, Barriers
Removing the Invisibility Cloak: Using Space Design to Influence Patron Behavior and Increase Service Desk Usage
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Pierce, Stephanie; Schilling, Amanda – Journal of Access Services, 2019
In small branch libraries, patrons seeking assistance from library staff outside of the dedicated single-service desk often results in large staffing inefficiencies. This paper presents a case study in which the authors applied behavioral psychology models to a branch library's space arrangement to identify possible factors influencing patron…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Library Services, Interior Space, Space Utilization
Contemporary Living: Bringing a Universal Design Principle into the Mix
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Vouchilas, Gus – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2017
Ron Mace (1941-1998) was a pioneer in bringing what is referred to as "universal design" (UD) to the forefront of our thinking about how we create our built environments and the multitude of objects that are designed and used within them. Living with polio, he was a student of architecture and a professor at North Carolina State…
Descriptors: Design Requirements, Change Agents, Recognition (Achievement), Interior Space
Evaluation of Strategies of Creativity Development Used in Store Design Projects Based on Student Projects
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Felek, Seval Özgel; Gül, Özge – Design and Technology Education, 2019
The aim of this research is to search and find strategies of creativity in teaching in the interior architecture design studio. There are lots of ways for training architects all over the world, instructors find their own way and style. Most design education, also architectural design, occurs through the studio system. Design studios embed…
Descriptors: Creativity, Design, Teaching Methods, Learning Strategies
Real Life Design: A Case Study in Universal Design
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Beamish, Julia O.; Hwang, Eunju; Parrott, Kathleen; Carneal, Margaret – Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, 2017
Universal design is a concept in design that addresses the usability of products and spaces that meet the needs of the most people possible. Principles guide the design process for various spaces and products. The Center for Real Life Design at Virginia Tech renovated two kitchens that incorporated many universal design features. The Universal…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Case Studies, Usability, Interior Space
Does Digitized Virtual Space Allow for Effective Learning in Creating Environments for Theatrical Productions?
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Magruder, Lewis – Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 2016
Learning how to transform an empty space into one alive with dramatic possibilities is one of the challenges facing students in several disciplines--for example, graphic design, filmmaking, gaming, architecture, interior design, visual arts, and designing and directing for the theatre. The author, a professor of directing for the theatre,…
Descriptors: Virtual Classrooms, Computer Simulation, Theater Arts, Theaters