Evidence Based Design PL

EBD is a new resource for architects, designers or anyone who wants to learn more about the ways in which people interact with the built environment. Although the act of designing has always been—and always will be—a process of discovery, the question is: upon what do we base our speculation in an ever evolving social context? An evidence-based approach is not linear or static, nor does it provide a ready-made suite of answers, it simply means that we look beyond the limitations of our own knowledge for reliable information upon which to base our process. This approach is now critical for the design, production and operation of urban, work, retail, health, learning, transport, aged care and cultural spaces—anyplace where the built environment can have a real and significant impact on an occupant’s experience and performance. The aim of EBD is to create a bridge between research and design practice, augmenting the existing knowledge of organizations, communities, architects and urban planners, their clients and end users, with available evidence about the ways in which people interact with the new and complex environments that we now occupy. Predictable, or not, reliable information about anthropospatial behaviour can inspire new thoughts and ideas.