Informing Design

Informing Design suggests a pedagogy in which design decision making is informed by more than speculative hunches preferences and intuition. In this collection of contributed chapters leaders in both design practice and education share their expertise in such specialty areas as corporate retail and learning environments; healthcare; and hospitality. Introductory chapters teach students to distinguish among information gathering programming and research; apply the findings of others; and conduct their own investigations. Other chapters illustrate how informed design decisions were applied to various building types.