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Feeling / Form + Function : Designing for Neurodivergent Sensory Sensitivities MacAlpine, Randi

Abstract

This thesis addresses how architecture can be used as a therapeutic tool for neurodiverse individuals in effort to improve their every day lives. It first addresses how prominent mental health conditions are and the importance of addressing this issue. It then investigates the various theories and research that have been developed relevant to this pursuit. A description of various neurodiversities and their specific sensory needs are discussed followed by suggestions on how to environmentally aid these challenges. The tools are collected and sorted in a comprehensive way in order to better understand how to effectively utilize these archtiectural strategies for individuals with conditions with sensory sensitivities. Investigations of applications at a variety of scales are explored, with specific focus on school environments as a case study. The graduation project concludes with the preliminary draft of a manual that will be pursued moving forward in hopes of consolidating all of the research to make it more accessible for architects and designers in practice.

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Title
Feeling / Form + Function : Designing for Neurodivergent Sensory Sensitivities
Creator
MacAlpine, Randi
Date Issued
2022-12-22
Description
This thesis addresses how architecture can be used as a therapeutic tool for neurodiverse individuals in effort to improve their every day lives. It first addresses how prominent mental health conditions are and the importance of addressing this issue. It then investigates the various theories and research that have been developed relevant to this pursuit. A description of various neurodiversities and their specific sensory needs are discussed followed by suggestions on how to environmentally aid these challenges. The tools are collected and sorted in a comprehensive way in order to better understand how to effectively utilize these archtiectural strategies for individuals with conditions with sensory sensitivities. Investigations of applications at a variety of scales are explored, with specific focus on school environments as a case study. The graduation project concludes with the preliminary draft of a manual that will be pursued moving forward in hopes of consolidating all of the research to make it more accessible for architects and designers in practice.
Subject
Architecture; Neurodivergent; Sensory Sensitivity
Genre
Graduating Project
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. ARCH 549
Date Available
2022-12-23
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0422912
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/83511
Affiliation
Applied Science, Faculty of; Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA), School of
Campus
UBCV
Peer Review Status
Unreviewed
Scholarly Level
Graduate
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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