The workshop with Fabel Kommunikation in Stockholm two weeks ago, was an eye-opener for me. (Thank you Fabel for an inspiring day!) I have received so many new contacts, who are interested in User Participation in different ways. One contact has lead to another and so forth. The other day I contacted Innotiimi, by recommendation of Emelie at "Dialoglabbet" in Malmö.
I recently got a response from Ingrid Lysell at Innotiimi. She said that they would love to be part of my blog! She also promised me to send some material about the organization and some photos. So, I guess I will get back to you to tell you more about Innotiimi. If anyone is curios, you can always visit their homepage to learn more!
Soon you will also see me as one of the bloggers at www.thestorylab.se
I will tell you more, when it happens!
/Ida
söndag 13 december 2009
fredag 11 december 2009
EUKN/ Suburbs goes Hammarkullen
Yesterday Teresa from Interacta contacted me again. She asked if I had heard of Chalmers presentation "Suburbs goes Hammarkullen"....Yes, I have (Thanks to Jennie!) Teresa told me that architect students have worked with the users/persons living in the area to create new design and that she thought it might interest me!
If you are interested it is on: Monday, January 14th at 4 pm, at "Folkets Hus", Hammarkullen. I don't know if I will be able to go, but still it might be something for you out there!
Teresa also talked about EUKN with is short for "Europan Urban Knowledge Network". It's a place where they share knowledge about urban development. Please see their homepage for more information: www.eukn.org (in english) www.eukn.se (in swedish). Teresa, from Interacta is working half-time with this organization.
Thank you Teresa for all information!
/Ida
If you are interested it is on: Monday, January 14th at 4 pm, at "Folkets Hus", Hammarkullen. I don't know if I will be able to go, but still it might be something for you out there!
Teresa also talked about EUKN with is short for "Europan Urban Knowledge Network". It's a place where they share knowledge about urban development. Please see their homepage for more information: www.eukn.org (in english) www.eukn.se (in swedish). Teresa, from Interacta is working half-time with this organization.
Thank you Teresa for all information!
/Ida
onsdag 9 december 2009
INTERACTA
"Inter Acta - dialog och utveckling" (Interact - dialogue and development) is a company working with different tools for communcation. The founder, Teresa Lindholm has been working with workshops and education for a long time. She is very dedicated to the subject user participation. I found Teresa through Emelie Wieslander, who works for "dialoglabbet" (the dialogue lab) in Malmö.Please see Teresa´s homepage:
www.interacta.nu
in the column to the right, on this page.
/Ida
tisdag 8 december 2009
MAKE TOOLS
Yesterday Liz Sanders sent me an e-mail. Liz has a PhD in Experimental and Quantitative Psychology and is the president of the design research firm, Make Tools. One of her special expertise areas is Participatory design research. I contacted Liz when I was writting my master thesis. She has been very supporting and encouarging to my work. Liz has given me interesting essays on the subject, participatory design. Please see her webpage www.maketools.com (in the right column on this page)
Liz has also been working with an architectural firm, when they were designing a new building. She worked with the customers, giving them tools like post-its, magazines, colors, scizzors etc. Her work is very exciting and inspiring.
Thank you Liz for all your help!
/Ida
söndag 6 december 2009
SWECO ARCHITECTS (Malmö)
Today I received an encouraging e-mail from Peter Fröst, architect and professor at Chalmers University in Sweden. Peter was one of my critics, when I presented my master thesis in May this year.
He named a couple of websites about user participation in urban planning, called "Medborgardialog". I understand that some of you out there might not be able to read it, but for the others, here is one of the websites:
http://issuu.com/swecoarchitectsmalmo/docs/designdialog_broschyr
/Ida
He named a couple of websites about user participation in urban planning, called "Medborgardialog". I understand that some of you out there might not be able to read it, but for the others, here is one of the websites:
http://issuu.com/swecoarchitectsmalmo/docs/designdialog_broschyr
/Ida
THE WORKSHOP
Above are pictures from the workshop "My dream house".
The pictures are showing the four participants, selecting photos associating to the theme "My dream House".
I borrowed the photos from researcher, Saddek Rehal, architect at Chalmers, Sweden.
The photo-session was an inspiring part of the workshop. The participants were eager to find "the right" photos. They elected 6 photos each describing what their house should be like.
/Ida
fredag 4 december 2009
Inspirational websites of the day
Today I received an e-mail from Emelie working at "Dialoglabbet" in Malmö, Sweden.
She recommended some good websites for me, which I thought I would share with you.
One finnish company called Innotiimi works with different tools, like OPERA and WISH board for the group work communication process.
Please see:
http://www.innotiimi.se/site/
Two other pages Emelie is referring to are:
http://www.cesam.se/
http://www.interacta.nu/
/Ida
Today I received an e-mail from Emelie working at "Dialoglabbet" in Malmö, Sweden.
She recommended some good websites for me, which I thought I would share with you.
One finnish company called Innotiimi works with different tools, like OPERA and WISH board for the group work communication process.
Please see:
http://www.innotiimi.se/site/
Two other pages Emelie is referring to are:
http://www.cesam.se/
http://www.interacta.nu/
/Ida
torsdag 3 december 2009
User participation - why does it scare us?
At the office the other day, we had a discussion about user participation in the design process.
It was clear that this is a subject that intrigues a lot of questions and arguments among these architects (and many others). I guess you could say that we, as architects, may be afraid of what we should do, if we´re not able to work as we always have been taught of doing. It is always scary to work with a project in a way you've never tried before. Especially without knowing the result. But without trying, you will never know.
When I presented my master thesis, one student in the audience, asked me a question I've been thinking about ever since. It had to do with what I wanted to work with in the future, as an architect. The person was wondering if I was considering to become a consultant, travelling around making presentations about how architects can better work together with the customer? Or maybe I was thinking of becoming a workshop leader? With this question in mind I started to think about what I could do with my knowledge.
You might say that my blog is a start in the right direction. At least for me.
/Ida
At the office the other day, we had a discussion about user participation in the design process.
It was clear that this is a subject that intrigues a lot of questions and arguments among these architects (and many others). I guess you could say that we, as architects, may be afraid of what we should do, if we´re not able to work as we always have been taught of doing. It is always scary to work with a project in a way you've never tried before. Especially without knowing the result. But without trying, you will never know.
When I presented my master thesis, one student in the audience, asked me a question I've been thinking about ever since. It had to do with what I wanted to work with in the future, as an architect. The person was wondering if I was considering to become a consultant, travelling around making presentations about how architects can better work together with the customer? Or maybe I was thinking of becoming a workshop leader? With this question in mind I started to think about what I could do with my knowledge.
You might say that my blog is a start in the right direction. At least for me.
/Ida
Research by Design,
Master class, Chalmers, 2008
Research by Design was an inspiring school
class in the fall of 2008. My group wanted
to change the people's feeling of Esperantoplatsen
in Gothenburg.
We draw different pictures with chalk on the stone"floor".
We invited people passing by to draw whatever they wanted.
Afterwards we left the chalks in a basket in the middle
of the place to see if people would draw,
even if we weren't there.
Master class, Chalmers, 2008
Research by Design was an inspiring school
class in the fall of 2008. My group wanted
to change the people's feeling of Esperantoplatsen
in Gothenburg.
We draw different pictures with chalk on the stone"floor".
We invited people passing by to draw whatever they wanted.
Afterwards we left the chalks in a basket in the middle
of the place to see if people would draw,
even if we weren't there.
Workshop during my master thesis.
Six photos showing one persons
thoughts about "my dream house".
The workshop group, wrote post-its
associating to "my dream house".
Check out:
http://libris.kb.se/bib/11416965
if you live in Sweden and want to read my master thesis.
/Ida
Six photos showing one persons
thoughts about "my dream house".
The workshop group, wrote post-its
associating to "my dream house".
Check out:
http://libris.kb.se/bib/11416965
if you live in Sweden and want to read my master thesis.
/Ida
onsdag 2 december 2009
Glad you found me - Welcome to my page!
This spring I graduated from Chalmers, Gothenburg in Sweden. My architectural master thesis was about user participation in the design process. You can read an abstract about my thesis below.
ABSTRACT
Participatory Design
- examples of design tools for architects in dialogue with users.
In the beginning of the 1970´s the Swedish architect and professor, Johannes Olivgren described new methods of working with the users in the design process.
The aim with this master thesis was to explore the question of user participation in the design process and investigate some alternative ways to further the dialogue with customers.
Information was collected through a review of literature, reading about different projects and interviews with architects as well as users. A summary of the findings are presented and further discussed in the coming chapters.
In a workshop with the theme "My dream House", I observed how engaged participants through pictures and dialogue were able to communicate their needs and visions. Workshops are discussed in this thesis as a design tool to engage the users in the design process. I want to make architects consider the users as a valuable source of information to create a better and sustainable project.
In conclusion, this thesis gives examples of ways to share knowledge and information through a more interactive participatory design process, which may take more time and energy, but leads the way for a more sustainable end-result, and improved customer satisfaction.
To read more about my thesis, feel free to contact me!
Pictures from the workshop about "My dream house", January, 2009
This spring I graduated from Chalmers, Gothenburg in Sweden. My architectural master thesis was about user participation in the design process. You can read an abstract about my thesis below.
ABSTRACT
Participatory Design
- examples of design tools for architects in dialogue with users.
In the beginning of the 1970´s the Swedish architect and professor, Johannes Olivgren described new methods of working with the users in the design process.
The aim with this master thesis was to explore the question of user participation in the design process and investigate some alternative ways to further the dialogue with customers.
Information was collected through a review of literature, reading about different projects and interviews with architects as well as users. A summary of the findings are presented and further discussed in the coming chapters.
In a workshop with the theme "My dream House", I observed how engaged participants through pictures and dialogue were able to communicate their needs and visions. Workshops are discussed in this thesis as a design tool to engage the users in the design process. I want to make architects consider the users as a valuable source of information to create a better and sustainable project.
In conclusion, this thesis gives examples of ways to share knowledge and information through a more interactive participatory design process, which may take more time and energy, but leads the way for a more sustainable end-result, and improved customer satisfaction.
To read more about my thesis, feel free to contact me!
Pictures from the workshop about "My dream house", January, 2009
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