Evidence-Based Design for Multiple Building Types

by Hamilton, D. Kirk; Watkins, David H.

• ISBN13: 9780470129340
• ISBN10: 0470129344
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-31
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Evidence-based design, which bases design decisions on the best available current research evidence, is gaining traction among architects. Expanding the field from its origins in healthcare to other building types such as education, criminal justice, commercial, industrial, and places of worship, this book introduces design professionals to the concept of evidence-based design and its use in the creation of high performance environments. It focuses on the methods by which design professionals and their clients can create better buildings by critically interpreting the implications of credible research and careful observation of completed projects. Drawing a direct link between evidence and application, the authors provide examples of credible research that supports evidence-based design are presented, as well as specific applications and case study examples.

Author Biography

D. Kirk Hamilton, FAIA, FACHA, is associate director of the Center for Health Systems & Design and associate professor of architecture at Texas A&M University. His research focuses on the relationship between evidence-based design of health facilities and measurable organizational perform-ance. A founding principal emeritus of WHR Architects, Hamilton is a board-certified healthcare architect with thirty years' experience in hospital design. Currently on the board of The Center for Health Design, Hamilton has served as president of both the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health and the American College of Healthcare Architects.

David H. Watkins, FAIA, is chair-man and founding principal of WHR Architects in Houston, a nationally recognized firm specializing in high- performance buildings for healthcare, science, and higher education. A longtime advocate for advancing the knowledge resources available to the profession of architecture, Watkins served as a vice president of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and inaugural chair of the AIA board's knowledge committee in 2004. He serves on the advisory boards for the architectural programs at Rice University and The University of Texas at Austin, and from 2005 to 2007, he was a director of the National Architectural Accrediting Board.

Table of Contents

Foreward By Chris McEntee

Acknowledgements

Introduction

The Case for Evidence-Based Design

What is Evidence-Based Design?

Precedent-Based Professions & Transforming Architecture

The New Practitioner

Sustainable Design is Founded on Evidence

Evidence-Based Design for Building Types

Evidence-Based Medicine and Healthcare Design

Evidence in the Design of Learning Environments

Evidence and Data in the Design of Workplace Environments

Data Drives the Design of Retail Environments

Evidence-Based Environments for Science

Evidence in Places for Assembly and Performance

Evidence in Historic Preservation & Adaptive Reuse

Evidence in Urban Planning

Designing With Evidence

Process & Methods for Evidence-Based Design

Evidence Sources & Limitations

The Practitioner as Researcher

The Challenges for Architectural Education

Conclusion: Architecture will always be Knowledge-Based

Bibliography

Index

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