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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Psychology
  • Design Studies
  • Architecture and Urban Planning

Background:

  • The built environment, encompassing public and private spaces, requires innovative planning and design methodologies.
  • Current design processes often overlook the profound impact of designed objects on human existential well-being.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce and elaborate on the critical design method for analyzing the built environment.
  • To investigate the relationship between fundamental design elements ("designials") and fundamental human experiences ("existentials").
  • To illuminate how design processes influence people's existential well-being.

Main Methods:

  • Focusing on "designials" as fundamental forms of design being.
  • Analyzing how designed objects (buildings, parks, transportation systems) encroach upon "existentials" (fundamental forms of human being).
  • Examining the standard conduct of design processes and their effects.

Main Results:

  • The critical design method provides a framework for opening up the design brief.
  • Demonstrates that designed objects can directly impact human existential states.
  • Highlights the connection between design processes and individual well-being.

Conclusions:

  • Design decisions in the built environment have significant implications for human existential well-being.
  • A critical approach to design is necessary to ensure positive human experiences.
  • Further research into "designials" and "existentials" can inform more human-centered design practices.