ARH 512 Participatory Design

Participatory Design is key to creating equity. Working with residents and community, you will develop tools for collaborative decision-making that address the needs of diverse users by putting your communication techniques, design skills, and research methodologies into practice in a real-life project.

Prerequisite: Department Director approval

Software: Rhino, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Rendering engine such as Twin Motion or Enscape, Drafting software such as AutoCAD or Revit

Please visit B.lab Community Design webpage

Course Learning Outcomes

• Develop skills for deep listening and for co-creating with community members
• Apply field research methods to document patterns of human behavior and identify unmet programmatic needs
• Create interactive design and communication tools for community members to share their lived experiences
• Incorporate awareness of power imbalance in evaluating design proposals
• Exhibit professionalism and accountability during service project events