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PhD position at Research[x]Design – Making room for autism at work
Help us understand how the built work environment supports or hinders employees on the autism spectrum
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PhD position at Research[x]Design
Childhood stroke permanently alters the life of children and their families as care continues for many years after stroke onset. Through ethnographic and participatory research, the BUILD CARE project investigates the role of the built environment in the experiences of those affected by childhood stroke, in both informal (i.e. home, neighbourhood, school) and formal (i.e. a hospital, rehabilitation or outpatient clinic) care environments. As part…
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New project about enabling the building sector to design enabling spaces
On March 1st, Research[x]Design starts a new research project/knowledge transfer project entitled enable² – enabling the building sector to create enabling spaces. The 3-year project is supported by the KU Leuven Industrial Research (IOF). The project team includes Koen Coomans, Pleuntje Jellema and Peter-Willem Vermeersch, supervised by Ann Heylighen in collaboration with Anja Van den…
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New postdoc project explores alternative briefing techniques
On Oct 1st, Valerie Van der Linden starts a new research project that will explore alternative briefing techniques for architectural practice. The 1-year project is supported by a postdoctoral fellowship of the KU Leuven Research Fund (BOF), and will be supervised by Ann Heylighen. In closing the growing distance between design(ers) and use(rs) in architectural…