Architecture creates spaces that are life sustaining while design generally supports psychological and social well-being and positive human experiences. While engineering ensures achievement of goals noted at the lower levels of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, architecture and design supports fulfillment of higher level ones. Some of the benefits flowing from design are universal and others more project specific. Research findings, tools, and methodologies presented in this white paper can be used to identify both sets of benefits/ values in the post-COVID-19 era and convey the implications of design decisions to interested parties.
A real world case study details how design can have a significant effect on organization outcomes.
About the Author
Sally Augustin, Ph.D., is a practicing environmental/design psychologist and a principal at Design With Science, a cognitive, science-based design consultation firm. She has extensive experience integrating science-based insights to develop recommendations for the design of places, objects and services that support desired cognitive, emotional and physical experiences. Her clients include manufacturers, service providers, and design firms in North America, Europe and Asia.
