Introduction: Why teaching design for values?

Foreword Postscript (2022)
Author(s)

R.C. Rocco (TU Delft - Spatial Planning and Strategy)

Amy Thomas (TU Delft - Situated Architecture)

María Novas (TU Delft - Ethics & Philosophy of Technology, TU Delft - History, Form & Aesthetics)

Research Group
Situated Architecture
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Publication Year
2022
Language
English
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Research Group
Situated Architecture
Pages (from-to)
12-26
ISBN (electronic)
978-94-6366-635-0
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Abstract

The process of identifying, interpreting, and implementing societal values in university education is an essential part of responsible innovation and designing for equitable, inclusive, and sustainable societies. While there is now a well-defined and growing body of research on the theory and application of designing for values (or ‘value sensitive design’), at present the pedagogical dimension remains underexplored. Teaching Design for Values: Concepts, Tools and
Practices is a resource for teachers of design-based disciplines who wish to foreground values more explicitly in their classes. With fourteen chapters written by both TU Delft educators and international contributors, the book aims to examine the concepts, methods, and experiences of teaching design for values within a variety of fields, including urbanism, engineering, architecture, artificial intelligence, and industrial design.