Buildings 2012, 2(2), 83-106; doi:10.3390/buildings2020083
Client Briefing: Eliciting Design Preferences from Building Users with Communication Impairments
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School of the Built Environment, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton, Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK
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Edinburgh School of Architecture & Landscape Architecture, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH3 9DF, UK
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Received: 2 February 2012 / Revised: 24 February 2012 / Accepted: 11 April 2012 / Published: 27 April 2012
Abstract
This paper reports on recent experience of engaging with building users who have communication difficulties, as a potential part of client briefing. The users were residents of a specialist Scottish Housing Association (HA) providing social housing and care services; the residents having a wide range of complex needs, predominantly learning difficulties. Many of these residents have communication difficulties, ranging from mild to very severe. The challenge presented was to effectively engage with a representative sample of residents to ascertain how they value their living environment. The researchers’ involvement was based on prior research into how different participants engage in the architectural design process. View Full-Text
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Jenkins, P.; Scott, I.; Challen, A. Client Briefing: Eliciting Design Preferences from Building Users with Communication Impairments. Buildings 2012, 2, 83-106.
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