Mind, design and environments : what autism and neurodiversity teach us when urban, landscape and building designs are commissioned. / txt
Steve Maslin, BA (Hons), Dip Arch, RIBA, FSI, NRAC Consultant.
- 272 p. ill. ; photo. ; 23 cm. book
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Section A: Connecting Different 'Worlds' -- 1. Definitions and Voice -- Needs and aspirations -- Models of disability -- Divisive use of language -- Chosen terminology -- Voice and invisibility -- 2. Learning from People on the Autistic Spectrum Autism -- Universal experiences -- Childhood experiences -- Dementia -- Brain/nerve trauma/damage -- Physiological factors -- Dyslexia and dyscalculia -- Dyspraxia -- Learning difficulties -- Migraines, epilepsy, phobias, etc. -- Mental illness -- Behavioural difficulties -- Medication/drugs -- Compound neurological experiences -- Family, friends and support workers -- 3. Learning from OT, Psychology, UX and Inclusive Design -- Occupational therapy (OT) -- Psychology: scientific research -- Service design -- Inclusive design and access consultancy -- 4. Design as Social Prescribing In the workplace -- In education -- In retail -- In custody -- 5. Prescription to Commissioning -- Intervention in context -- Finding a voice -- Finding confidence -- Seeking allies -- Strategy -- Utilizing expertise -- Project briefs -- Proportionality -- 6. For Whom or With Whom? -- Engagement, co-production and service design -- Inclusive engagement -- Avoid 'fluffy' engagement -- Section B: The Human Experience -- 7. Diversity -- Envelope of need -- 8. Stress -- Stress as indicator -- Indicators of stress -- 9. Sensory Processing -- Mind: brain with senses -- Our senses -- Theoretical basis Universal application -- Application within environments -- 10. Emotion, Meaning and Metaphor -- Avoiding confusion -- 11. Reasoning, Learning and Understanding -- Perception -- Language, information and communication -- 12. Rest and Sleep -- Control and choice -- Section C: Contextual Experience -- 13. Mind and Body in Context -- Sensory deprivation -- Sensory overload -- Other dimensions -- Context phobias and phenomena -- 14. Spatial Context -- Auditory ingredients -- Visual ingredients -- Respiratory ingredients -- Aromatic ingredients -- Gustatory ingredients -- Tactile ingredients Proprioceptive and vestibular ingredients -- Thermal ingredients -- The chronometric ingredient -- The natural world -- Choice -- 15. Social Context -- The social world -- Mirroring and communication -- Choice of space -- Space bubbles and proxemics -- 16. Comfort and Activity -- Movement -- Furniture -- Facilities -- Choice of opportunity -- 17. Acoustics -- Pervasive sound -- Communication -- Singing and music -- Choice of acoustics: calm and stimulating -- Components of acoustics -- Assistive technology -- 18. Lighting -- Beyond illumination -- Choice of lighting: calm and stimulus -- Natural light -- Artificial light -- Light where one needs it -- Transition and external lighting -- Light and navigation -- Lighting problems -- 19. Surfaces -- Form and space perception -- Auditory surface perception -- Tactile surface perception -- Visual surface perception -- Specific surface considerations -- 20. Tastes, Smells and Air Quality -- Tasting one's environment -- Smelling and breathing in our environment -- Implications for design -- 21. Temperature -- Thermal comfort -- Air movement -- Implications for design -- 22. The Natural World -- Oxygen and temperature -- Daylight and views -- Multisensory world -- Biophilia -- Biophilic communities? -- Biomimicry -- Implications for design -- What could the results of improvements be? -- 23. Time and Memory -- Time -- Memory -- Implications for design -- 24. Navigation, Place and Wayfinding -- Wayfinding -- Welcome and convenience -- Signage -- Multisensory needs -- Pre- and on-arrival information -- Symbols -- Enabling information -- Points to note -- 25. Spatial Choice, Permission and Security -- Choice -- Security -- Permission -- Workplaces -- Hospital, health and social care -- Exhibitions -- Custodial environments -- 26. Communication -- Section D: Different Environments -- 27. Landscape and Urban -- Context -- Multiple stimuli -- Navigation -- Security -- Design opportunities -- 28. Transport -- Transition -- Quiet spaces -- Informative environments -- Design criteria and opportunities -- 29. Education -- Transfer of information -- Diverse learning styles -- Design criteria and opportunities -- 30. Health and Social Care -- Wellbeing or stress? -- Health and social care workers -- Design criteria and opportunities -- 31. Workplaces -- Productivity -- Design opportunities -- 32. Places of Worship -- Why are you going? -- Historic example -- Designing places of worship for the future -- 33. Communal -- Community and individuality -- 34. Cultural and Civic -- Ingredients and design opportunities -- 35. Leisure and Sports -- Ingredients and design opportunities -- 36. Food and Drink -- Ingredients Design opportunities -- 37. Retail -- Hunting, foraging and design opportunities -- 38. Hospitality -- Sensory rest and stimulation -- Design criteria and opportunities -- 39. Industrial and Military -- Critical situations -- Design considerations and opportunities -- 40. Judicial and Custodial -- Restorative or punitive? -- Custodial design -- Court design -- 41. Domestic -- Secure and comfortable -- Section E: Getting Serious -- 42. Facilities Management -- Design for operability -- Putting forward a case -- Joined-up thinking -- Sustainability -- Resilience -- Occupants -- Information management -- 43. Safeguarding of Wellbeing -- Accountability -- Wellbeing -- Whereabouts -- External threats -- Curtilages -- Natural surveillance -- Extreme situations -- Safe space safeguards -- Unintended consequences -- Wider impacts -- 44. Fire and Emergencies -- Universal benefit -- Accentuated neurological need -- Evacuation plans -- Planning -- Design and management -- Watch points -- Fire and emergencies summary --
"A unique book assimilating knowledge from medical, therapeutic, social and teaching spheres in order to make role players commissioning and designing in the built environment aware of people's diverse neurological needs. This book will allow project commissioners, architects and designers to create environments that are more 'mind friendly' for all. Although not a 'how to guide' 5 useful sections, will also suggest practical applications throughout the discussion. Using sensory integration theory, stress responses in a range of neurological conditions such as dementia, dyslexia and autism to their built environments are explored consistently through the lens of the built environment"--
9781784504144 9781785921421 1785921428
Neurosciences in architecture. Architecture--Human factors. Design--Human factors.