Empathic design : perspectives on creating inclusive spaces /
How do you experience a public space? Do you feel safe? Seen? Represented? The response to these questions may differ based on factors including your race, age, ethnicity or gender identity. In the architecture and design professions, decisions about the articulation of public spaces and who may be...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
Island Press,
[2024].
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| Summary: | How do you experience a public space? Do you feel safe? Seen? Represented? The response to these questions may differ based on factors including your race, age, ethnicity or gender identity. In the architecture and design professions, decisions about the articulation of public spaces and who may be honored in them have often been made by white men. How do designers rethink design processes to produce works that hold space for the diversity of people using them? In 'Empathic Design', designer and architecture professor Elgin Cleckley brings together leaders and visionary practitioners in architecture, urban design, planning and design activism to help explore these questions. Cleckley explains that empathic designers need to approach design as iterative, changing and shifting to say, 'we see you', 'we hear you'. Part of an emerging design framework, empathic designers work with and in the communities affected. They acknowledge the full history of a place and approach the lived experience and memories of those in the community with respect. Early chapters explore broader conceptual approaches, proposing definitions of empathy in the context of design, disrupting colonial narratives, and making space for grief. Other chapters highlight specific design projects, including the Harriet Tubman Memorial in Newark, The Camp Barker Memorial in Washington, D.C., the Freedom Center in Oklahoma City and the Charlottesville Memorial for Peace and Justice. |
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| Physical Description: | xi, 196 pages : illustrations, map, plans ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-180) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781642832051 1642832057 |