Health And Wellbeing In The Built - AR373 - 202301

Abstract

CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION The practical application of theoretical learning within a group setting and involving an exchange of ideas and practical methods, skills, and principles. Students may take 497B/597B up to four times provided the topics are different. COURSE DESCRIPTION What we see, hear, and breathe affects our wellbeing. Consequently, designers have a profound impact on the people who inhabit their buildings. This course offers degree candidates experience in the scientific understanding needed to capitalize on advancements in design informed by research. Students who can not only understand, but translate existing research into practice will be more competitive in the market and have a larger impact on built environment outcomes. The course begins with a primer on scientific literacy in the context of design, followed by modules that dive into the physiology, psychology, and design implications related to our senses. Students will learn how to find and critique research that connects wellbeing outcomes with the built environment through written paper critiques in each module (Visual, Haptic + Aural, Olfactory, and Biophilia). At the end of each module, students will prepare a design implication strategy informed by the required readings and additional research articles. Finally, each student will prepare a final course project that critiques a current studio project or an existing built space on campus and makes design recommendations. This final project may be presented in the form of a slide deck, tailored as per the student's individual goals and expertise. FACULTY Altaf Engineer, Ph.D., RA, LEED AP BD+C, Assistant Professor aengineer@email.arizona.edu Smith House, 1195 E. Speedway Blvd., Bldg. 199A Office hours: By appointment 1 CRITERIA FULFILLMENT This course is a recommended elective for MS.Arch. students in the Health and the Built Environment (HBE) program and for master¿s level and upper level undergraduates interested in pursuing careers that integrate human health and wellbeing in the built environment. ENROLLMENT This course is limited to 35 students; undergraduates may take this course by permission of instructor. CONTACT COURSE TYPE Seminar: 3-CU X 50 = 150 minutes/week SCHEDULE Live Online: Tue: 3pm ¿ 5:30pm WEB + D2L This course will be supported over D2L. COST There are no anticipated costs other than expenses related to any computer equipment or software and internet connectivity required for any online synchronous class Zoom meetings, digital documentation of projects, and presentations. TRAVEL There is no anticipated travel for the class this semester.