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Wabi-Sabi: Improving Mental And Physical Health In The Built Environment, Kyler Sullivan
Wabi-Sabi: Improving Mental And Physical Health In The Built Environment, Kyler Sullivan
Student Research Symposium
Japanese design (Wabi-sabi) influences far beyond aesthetics and form; it is instilled in interiors and lifestyles of the people. Philosophies stemming from Shintoism and Japanese Buddhism formed over centuries to create the seven pillars of Wabi-sabi: Kanso (simplicity), Fukinsei (asymmetry), Shibui (beauty in the understated), Shizen (naturalness), Yugen (subtle grace), Datsuzoku (freedom from habit), and Seijaku (tranquility). These principles have been incorporated extensively in Japan for many generations due to their positive effect on mental health and individual spirituality.Mental health has risen to be a high priority among any who deal with the daily stresses of life. In 2013, the …
Why Is The Art Deco Style So Infuential Today?, Madeleine Schappert
Why Is The Art Deco Style So Infuential Today?, Madeleine Schappert
Student Research Symposium
The Age of Chic, Jazz Age, Flapper Decade, and lastly the Roaring Twenties, were all appealing names to describe the period of time between World War I and World War II. How the 1920s became such a grand inspiration from then until now is striking. Art Deco, one of the most famous styles of furniture and architecture in history, came out of this period. Even now, a century later, Art Deco is drawn upon for inspiration from artists, designers, and architects around the world. The age of the 20s was a new time for the world to get a better …
Pediatric Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic: Design Focus On Invisible Disabilities With Sensory Sensitivity, Shelbi Boehme
Pediatric Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic: Design Focus On Invisible Disabilities With Sensory Sensitivity, Shelbi Boehme
Student Research Symposium
The focus of this research presentation is to design a Pediatric Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic in Logan, Utah providing diverse therapy spaces for children diagnosed with a range of disabilities. The American Disabilities Act (ADA) implemented some good generic standards for accessibility for persons with physical disabilities, but what about universal design for all disabilities? Designing spaces for a Pediatric Rehabilitation Outpatient Clinic involves researching many different types of disabilities that would be treated at the facility. Particularly invisible disabilities such as Autism, Multiple Sclerosis, Asperger Syndrome, and Traumatic Brain Injuries. These types of disabilities are often left out when designing …
Addressing Orphanage Design, Megan Orme
Addressing Orphanage Design, Megan Orme
Student Research Symposium
The body of society is the people in its communities. There are girls without parents or a home that lack the development to contribute to such. These girls need refuge. Creating an orphanage that modernizes the care of these girls is dire. This facility will help mend the societal processes for facilitating children without permanent homes and families. By creating rooms and freedom within a secure facility, girls will grow and develop prepared to contribute to society as they feel loved and built up in a difficult position in their lives. The purpose of this study is to address the …
Designing For Developmental Education, Michela Staker
Designing For Developmental Education, Michela Staker
Student Research Symposium
Designing in a universal context allows for an environment to be accessible, innovative, and conducive to the success of the user regardless of physical, emotional, or mental capabilities. This project integrates evidence-based design in order to convey a meaningful and uniquely curated environment for children with developmental disorders and/or sensory impairments to thrive in the context of developmental education.This research and design project focuses on the challenge of creating a space where children on the autism spectrum with learning disorders and/or sensory sensitivities feel educationally productive and comfortable with the stimuli around them at any given time. This project delves …
Refugees And Neighborhood Design, Elizabeth Hadden
Refugees And Neighborhood Design, Elizabeth Hadden
Student Research Symposium
Around the world, there are many people who have been forced to flee their country because of persecution, war, or violence. In 2018 there were 25.9 million refugees around the world, and only a minuscule fraction of those individuals will be relocated to the United States (UNHCR, 2019). Utah welcomes approximately 1,100 refugees each year. The majority of refugees in Utah represent countries such as Somalia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Syria, Iraq, Vietnam, the former Soviet Union, and Burma (Gardner, 2017). Arriving in the United States for the first time can be overwhelming as so many experiences are new, …