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TOD Impact Calculator

Transit-oriented development (TOD) is a crucial strategy for building sustainable and livable cities by promoting walkability, cycling, and transit use. TOD reduces the reliance on cars and minimizes its environmental impact while enhancing public health. Additionally, TOD can improve economic opportunities and social equity by providing inclusive access to employment, education, and services for all... Read more »

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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

Girls and women experience the built environment distinctly differently than boys and men. They use and navigate it differently and face barriers to its use. Just as we’re starting to reckon with the fact that public spaces are not gender-neutral for adults, we must also realize this is the case for adolescents. This study aimed... Read more »

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Explore Studio – Filling in the Missing Puzzle

It is a well-known fact that for the last 50 years, minority representation in the architecture profession has barely changed and is still only less than 3%. After a brief survey, we discovered that most people of color were not exposed to architecture or related fields in their K-12 experience. With this in mind, “How... Read more »

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  |  Channel: Innovation Incubator, Resilience

Wet Green Infrastructure – Preserving London’s Wetlands

In this Innovation Incubator, our goal is to craft a comprehensive framework to establish the concept of Wet Green Infrastructure (WGI). Two key focuses drive our exploration: – The relevance of green infrastructure and its interconnectedness, drawing upon ecological theory to better understand ecological networks. – The significance of wetland habitats in the UK and... Read more »

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Can I See the Doctor? I Have an Emergency!

Addressing Emergency Department (ED) wait times necessitates a comprehensive strategy that considers the diverse factors impacting patient experiences and operational effectiveness. By reimagining the design of EDs, we can cultivate environments that prioritize patient well-being and empower healthcare professionals to deliver exemplary care. We endeavor to diminish wait times and enhance the overall ED experience... Read more »

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  |  Channel: Research Journals

Investigating the Impact of Daylighting in Patient Rooms: Developing a Parametric Building Envelope in Healthcare Design

In healthcare facilities, with the very nature of healing at its core, designing spaces with enhanced levels of human comfort is of prime importance. Daylighting in healthcare facilities has benefited the physiological and psychological well-being of patients receiving treatment. However, many decades of scientific and technological innovation in the field of electrical lighting have resulted... Read more »

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Growing Pains: Modernization of Urban Pediatric Environments Towards a Post-COVID Future

Pediatric care and the built environments that support it have been experiencing rapid disinvestment in the United States—regional and local pediatric units are being shut down throughout the country.1,2,3,4,5 There is an urgent need to rethink modern pediatric care models that include low-budget and equitable solutions to meet the growing needs of the population. This... Read more »

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E-health and Tele-health: Potential Impacts on Space in Hospitals in the United Kingdom

This study was carried out during the 2020 COVID pandemic. It aimed to assess the potential benefits of tele-health in addressing the needs of patients with respiratory illnesses who were most vulnerable during the pandemic and require extra precaution to prevent their infection. A proposed solution to tackling one of the hospital’s many challenges during... Read more »

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It’s Paw-ssible – The Animal Medical Center

This project proposes a collaboration with Schwarzman Animal Medical Center (AMC) in New York to enhance dog welfare on the 4th & 6th floors of the medical center’s workplace. Aligned with AMC’s mission and responding to the increasing ­­demand for pet-friendly workplaces post-Pandemic, the submission aims to develop a toolkit with the client’s expertise. This... Read more »

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PRECEDE

Welcome to PRECEDE! The Public Repository to Engage Community and Enhance Design Equity (PRECEDE) is an open-source dashboard that makes it easier for architects and designers to access health, socioeconomic, and environmental data to improve design outcomes. By leveraging access to several public health databases—such as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, the Environmental Protection Agency,... Read more »

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Measuring Aural Architecture as an Equity Performance Standard

There is a known gap in architectural design between the ability to engineer acoustics and the need to design for the perception of sound, or “soundscape.” Equity falls through that gap, in terms of accessibility but also social cohesion. Because the Living Building Challenge is the only architectural certification to specify Equity in its standard,... Read more »