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Haptic Design : Composing Perception in Seaforth Peace Park Li, Ho Lok Klaus

Abstract

Landscape architecture has long been dominated by the visual—picturesque compositions, geometric precision, and aesthetic order—while the embodied ways we experience space remain overlooked. Haptic Design is a design framework that challenges this norm, proposing a radical shift towards touch and movement as primary design tools. Through haptic notation and sensory prototyping, this project explores how textured ground surfaces, spatial rhythms, and interactive materials can reshape perception. This project aims to reshape how we design and see public spaces, urging landscape architects to rethink design approach in a human- centered, experiential way.

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Title
Haptic Design : Composing Perception in Seaforth Peace Park
Creator
Li, Ho Lok Klaus
Date Issued
2025-05
Description
Landscape architecture has long been dominated by the visual—picturesque compositions, geometric precision, and aesthetic order—while the embodied ways we experience space remain overlooked. Haptic Design is a design framework that challenges this norm, proposing a radical shift towards touch and movement as primary design tools. Through haptic notation and sensory prototyping, this project explores how textured ground surfaces, spatial rhythms, and interactive materials can reshape perception. This project aims to reshape how we design and see public spaces, urging landscape architects to rethink design approach in a human- centered, experiential way.
Genre
Graduating Project
Type
Text
Language
eng
Series
University of British Columbia. LARC 598
Date Available
2025-05-05
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0448752
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/91004
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-nd/4.0/
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