Developing an Empathic Design Mindset through Virtual Field Trips in Buildings
Publication: Computing in Civil Engineering 2023
ABSTRACT
Design intent is communicated using 2D plans or 3D rendered building models displayed on 2D monitors. Buildings are designed to comply with American Disability Act (ADA) and code requirements. It is impossible to visit buildings before they are built to check how they feel and perform for diverse occupants’ needs. How can we know that future buildings will not only comply with ADA requirements but will also be as welcoming for a person in a wheelchair as they will be for people without disabilities? This requires an empathic design mindset. How can virtual field trips in building models advance project-based learning towards developing an empathic design mindset of the next generation AEC workforce? The paper presents an empathic design mindset framework developed and tested to study and define the AEC learners’ transformative journey from emotional to cognitive empathy experiences gained through virtual field trips in buildings towards developing an empathic design mindset.
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