My curriculum includes this class called Environmental Experience. It could be the most boring class ever because there's a lot of lecturing, or, it could be the best class ever because it makes you think and look at design in a different way.
I choose the latter.
The class is basically about the experience that people have in a built environment. Pretty self explanatory right?? But not many people actually consider that. Some people design a space and expect people to figure out how to exist in it rather than observe and understand people, then design a space for them.
Our assignment was to walk and observe a few public spaces in New York and observe how people interact with them, the emotions exhibited, the activities going on, and the principles and elements of design applied in the space. I happened to be near the Highline this morning, and I decided to take a stroll and have some breakfast :)
I choose the latter.
The class is basically about the experience that people have in a built environment. Pretty self explanatory right?? But not many people actually consider that. Some people design a space and expect people to figure out how to exist in it rather than observe and understand people, then design a space for them.
Our assignment was to walk and observe a few public spaces in New York and observe how people interact with them, the emotions exhibited, the activities going on, and the principles and elements of design applied in the space. I happened to be near the Highline this morning, and I decided to take a stroll and have some breakfast :)
~ Lisa Lou
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