Participating in the community centre from beginning to end: Research on the influence of user participation in the design of community centres in Rotterdam, 1960-1990

This thesis researches the influence of user participation on design. It focusses specifically on user participation in the design of community centres in Rotterdam, 1960-1990. First, a literature investigation has been conducted to establish context and theory on user participation in architecture. Secondly, research on three study cases has...

Creating the Community: An investigation of ‘t Karregat and the basis and limits of user involvement in the Dutch multifunctional experiment

This paper aims to analyse the participatory processes involved in the creation and running of community centre ‘t Karregat in Eindhoven using tools and theoretical models on participatory design from the time of the centre’s creation as well as off today. The goal is to understand the limits and shortcomings of the user involvement processes...

Developing online tools for collaborative design thinking

It is our human nature to create, and we must continue to create what we need in a constantly changing world. This project was also started by a world that turned because of Covid-19. Due to the Coronavirus, the online environment's importance is increasing, and a digital transformation is happening worldwide. Under these circumstances, when we...

The (mis)alignment of user involvement with development objectives: An exploration of the alignment of private-led user involvement with the objectives of the private developer, municipality and users in urban renewal projects

Urban renewal is seen as an opportunity to improve the environmental and socio-economic performance of cities. Yet, it appears hard to tackle the social challenges by a focus on spatial interventions only. A more participating society and more user involvement could help to improve the social environment. Dutch urban area development, such as...

Exploring factors influencing visual comfort in an aircraft cabin

Visual stimulus might influence comfort of passengers in air travel. For a better understanding of the visual comfort, it is crucial to identify the constructs of the visual stimulus in the cabin and the contributions of different elements. A two-step approach was adopted in this study where in the first step, several creative sessions were...

End-user involvement in hospital building design: A Case Study On Information Management And Design Process: Erasmus MC Rotterdam new building project

Design in healthcare projects is complex because of the high number of stakeholders and the involvement of end-users in the design process. This causes collaboration issues and information asymmetry which are barriers in communication and information exchange. The purpose of this research is to gain insight into the design process in healthcare...

Otherness: A long term strategy for inclusive living and working environments

Historically, cities have played a major role in integrating newcomers into society. And in turn, many cities- including Amsterdam- have been shaped by migration. The conditions in neighborhoods in which many newcomers currently arrive do not offer the same flexibility. The graduation project proposes a strategy for the creation of inclusive...

User involvement and the processing of qualitative user feedback in an Agile environment: a case study

Agile approaches can present processes in which involving end-users and handling user feedback can become a complex task. Companies do not want end-users to give their valuable time and feedback if at the end it is going to end up as another item in the endless to-do list of the development project. <br/><br/>During this graduation project, I...

A framework for the evaluation of living labs as boundary spanners in innovation

Living labs, as a methodology to enhance user-centric innovation, have large potentials in bringing inventions to the marketplace, but their performance can benefit more from evaluation. This article develops a novel framework for evaluation of living labs, including (1) a system approach providing an analytical view on living labs’...