Un-Impaired Study

A study on inclusive study spaces

Master thesis (2021)

Authors

T.M. Tegelberg Architecture and the Built Environment

Contributors

E.J.G.C. van Dooren Architectural Engineering - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 1)
M.C. Stellingwerff Public Building and Housing Design (supervisor 1)
F.J. Speksnijder Teachers of Practice / AE+T - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 2)
S. Milani Theory, Territories & Transitions - Architecture and the Built Environment (supervisor 2)
Faculty
Architecture and the Built Environment
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Published Date

2021

Language

English

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Faculty

Architecture and the Built Environment

Abstract

At the TU Delft, 9% of the students officially have an impairment, however, estimates go up to 30% (Centrum Hoger Onderwijs Informatie, 2019). The TU Delft is building new spaces to accommodate its students but seems to do so for the median student. Little research has been conducted into the environmental needs of students in higher education with a neurological impairment which is why this thesis aims to answer the question: “In what way can the needs and wishes of neurodiverse students be combined with the needs and wishes of neurotypical students to create an inclusive study facility for the TU Delft?”. Six students, both neurotypical and neurodiverse, were interviewed online in a semi-structured interview. From this, it became clear that the neurodiverse students have more needs than the neurotypical students but it should be possible to combine most needs and wishes in the same building.