Ph.D. in Architecture (Evidence-based Design)
Evidence-based design (EBD) research provides valuable insights by linking design decisions to both individual and organizational outcomes, making these findings accessible for designers and decision-makers. This approach can be applied in multiple settings, including healthcare facilities, schools, workplaces, and other building types. EBD has significantly improved hospital safety and reduced stress for millions of patients and staff, while also enhancing workplace efficiency.
Students in the EBD concentration will learn through coursework, dissertations, and funded projects, with opportunities to collaborate with hospital systems, corporate partners, design firms, and various research departments within and beyond Georgia Tech. These collaborations include Industrial Design, Biomedical Engineering, Systems Engineering, and Computer Science. Together, they explore critical questions on various areas, such as,
1) Patient and staff experience and safety: how the design of hospitals, clinics, and community settings impacts patient health, satisfaction, experience, and staff safety and efficiency.
2) Teamwork and collaboration: how building design can foster collaboration and coordination among care teams.
3) Design for aging: how facilities and programs can empower individuals with mild cognitive impairment and support aging in place.
4) Healthy community: how the design of buildings and communities can promote everyday physical activity, address inequity in access to healthy food, and improve healthcare access for rural and other disadvantaged areas.
Matić, Zorana. (2021). Gentrification or Health-Promoting Resource? Long Term Residents’ Perceptions and Use of the Atlanta Beltline. Georgia Institute of Technology. |
Hadi. (2020). AGENT-BASED SIMULATION FOR EVALUATING THE IMPACTS OF DESIGN ON NURSES’ SPATIOTEMPORAL EXPERIENCE. Georgia Institute of Technology. |
Lim. (2018). From physical layout to spatial experience: Understanding the impact of visual interfaces on teamwork in primary care clinics. Georgia Institute of Technology. |
Gomez Zamora. (2017). Spatiotemporal occupancy in building settings. Georgia Institute of Technology. |
Ossmann. (2016). Exploring spatial risk: The impact of visibility on ICU mortality. Georgia Institute of Technology. |
MacAllister. (2015). Measuring the impacts of hospital nursing floor and patient room layouts on patients’ experience with care in a major teaching hospital. Georgia Institute of Technology. |
Kasali. (2013). An ethnographic study of the role of evidence in problem-solving practices of healthcare facilities design teams. Georgia Institute of Technology. |
Cai. (2012). Making “invisible architecture” visible: a comparative study of nursing unit typologies in the United States and China. Georgia Institute of Technology. |
Choi. (2011). The physical environment and patient safety: an investigation of physical environmental factors associated with patient falls. Georgia Institute of Technology. |
Seo. (2011). An investigation on task interruptions and the physical environment for human performance. Georgia Institute of Technology. |
Okcu. (2011). Developing evidence based design metrics and methods for improving healthcare soundscapes. Georgia Institute of Technology. |
Lu. (2011). Directed visibility analysis: three case studies on the relationship between building layout, perception and behavior. Georgia Institute of Technology. |
Ho. (2006). Spatial Cognition in Design. Georgia Institute of Technology. |
Joseph. (2006). Where older people walk: Assessing the relationship between physical environmental factors and walking behavior of older adults. Georgia Institute of Technology. |
Dahabreh. (2006). The Formulation of Design: The Case of the Islip Courthouse by Richard Meier. Georgia Institute of Technology. |
Pati. (2005). Maximizing the benefits of courtroom POEs in design decision support and academic inquiry through a unified conceptual model. Georgia Institute of Technology. |
Bosch. (2004). Identifying Relevant Variables for Understanding How School Facilities Affect Educational Outcomes. Georgia Institute of Technology. |
Dogan. (2003). The role of conceptual diagrams in the architectural design process: case studies of the First Unitarian Church by Louis Kahn, the staatsgalerie by Stirling and Wilford Associates, and the Jewish Museum by Daniel Libeskind. Georgia Institute of Technology. |
Haq. (2001). Complex architectural settings: an investigation of spatial and cognitive variables through wayfinding behavior. Georgia Institute of Technology. |
Craig. (2001). Perceptual simulation and analogical reasoning in design. Georgia Institute of Technology. |
Shraim. (2000). Hospitality and visibility in domestic space: an analysis of visual separation between men’s and women’s domains of domestic space in Riyadh. Georgia Institute of Technology. |
Do. (1988). The right tool at the right time: Investigation of freehand drawing as an interface to knowledge based design tools. Georgia Institute of Technology. |
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