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Design is a power – underestimated by designers and ignored or exploited by others. Our collective failure to recognise the extents of power we yield as designers has ‘hollowed out’ architectural culture.
The architect, my sensualist.
The opinions and criticism I hear around architecture’s obsession with the sublime and ineptitude of codifying it seem unnecessary through a UX lens. There can be method in madness.
Because these stairs are actually fu
I see images of these ‘stramps’ and others like them do the rounds on social media, accompanied with loads of praising comments like ‘this is so good for wheelchair users’ and ‘this is how you do great accessible design’. The problem is: it isn’t, and it isn’t.
Preliminary case study thoughts
Here’s a short update on the WeWork/UX case study progress. I share my preliminary thoughts on the purpose of the case study, my theories and assumptions, like how I think WeWork applied a product-business model way of thinking to office space, using architecture as a research and development tool.
Occupant Experience Design: Call to abandon ‘Architecture as an Object’
If we’re to see a culture change within Architecture that de-prioritises ‘value management’ and ‘architecture as an object’, we need the data that says it’s actually economically and environmentally correct to design for the human rather than the wallet or ego.
Architecture’s problem is that it doesn’t recognise the problem.
Tristan Morgan, National Design Technology Lead: Innovation at COX Architecture and Teaching Associate at the University of Western Australia, has first-hand insight into the AEC/UX problem in both practice and practicality. He answers a few of my questions to help frame the project.
Why are architects making the career change to UX Design?
If we’re to define the UX/AEC problem, a great place to start is to look at the people who are walking away. So why are architects leaving the profession they trained long and hard for and becoming UX designers?
Isn’t UX design what architects do already??
I’m surprised at the interest tutors, professors and AEC professionals showed in my career as UX designer. It also confuses me – isn’t UX design what architects already do?