Making Design Research Matter

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Making design research matter hfmmagazine.com/articles/3517-making-design-research-matter

A multidisciplinary charrette team develops an alternative solution scenario based on postoccupancy evaluation findings. Image courtesy of the College of Design, School of Interiors, University of Kentucky While evidence-based design (EBD) is increasingly utilized to guide decision-making, practitioners still may be unclear about interpreting evidence and within what context it should be applied. This suggests that more manageable criteria are needed to determine how research findings can be fed forward in a usable and accessible manner. The full cycle of a post-occupancy evaluation (POE) process should lead to the application of knowledge gained, thus strengthening the design process and informing future decisionmaking. However, the final, or application, phase is a critical but often neglected stage in the POE process.

Moving information forward Too often, outcomes of a POE end with the step of reporting the findings rather than demonstrating a practical application. How this knowledge feeds forward is often unclear. 1/6


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