Design inclusivo na cidade
Um contributo ao nível do equipamento urbano
- Name
- Joana Francisco
- Year
- 2018
- Institution
- Lisbon School of Architecture Universidade de Lisboa
- Supervisors
- Maria Ruivo, Rita Almendra
- Discipline
- Product Design
- Scope
- Urban furniture
- Taxonomy
- Praxiology/Phenomenology
- Type
- Theoretical
- Language
- Portuguese
- Wordcount / Pagecount
- 105,700 / 302
- Joint supervision
- No
Contribution of inclusiveness and identity to the design of urban equipment
Research Process (8 methods)
x
Lisbon urban furniture
Barcelona urban furniture
Tokyo urban furniture
Commercial urban furniture N=9 and conceptual urban furniture N=2
Urban furniture analysis tool
Lisbon citizens sample 18 to 70 year olds
Professionals N=6 and design master students N=19
| # | Name of Method | Research Phase | Research Approach | Researcher Role | Object of Study / Participants | N |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Literature review | Exploratory | Qualitative | x | x | x |
| 2 | Artefact analysis | Exploratory/Generative | Qualitative | x | Lisbon urban furniture | Unspecified |
| 3 | Artefact analysis | Exploratory/Generative | Qualitative | x | Barcelona urban furniture | Unspecified |
| 4 | Artefact analysis | Exploratory/Generative | Qualitative | x | Tokyo urban furniture | Unspecified |
| 5 | SWOT analysis | Exploratory/Generative | Qualitative | x | Commercial urban furniture N=9 and conceptual urban furniture N=2 | 11 |
| 6 | Tool development | Generative | Qualitative | x | Urban furniture analysis tool | 1 |
| 7 | Questionnaire | Evaluative | Qualitative | x | Lisbon citizens sample 18 to 70 year olds | 150 |
| 8 | Usability test | Evaluative | Qualitative | Observational | Professionals N=6 and design master students N=19 | 25 |
Knowledge Transfer & Exchange
Knowledge Exchange (PhD Process): Produced with input
| IK&T | Academia | Design Practice | Society |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context | No | No | No |
| Vision | No | No | No |
| Means | No | Yes | No |
Recommendations (6)
Use Tool i as a systematic project-support instrument so that inclusiveness and identity are integrated from the earliest stages of urban resting-equipment design.
- Scope:
- Meso → Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Short → Medium
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- High
Translate the tool results into project guidance that favors neutral colours, textured and local materials, wooden modular solutions with backrests, rounded edges, and bench types suited to longer stays.
- Scope:
- Meso
- Time Horizon:
- Short
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- High
Adapt Tool i to a digital and mobile format so that the evaluation process becomes easier to deploy, document, and reuse in design practice.
- Scope:
- Meso
- Time Horizon:
- Short → Medium
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium-High
Improve the digital version of Tool i with a standardized evaluation grid, image upload, individual object sheets, and fields for recording the object’s exact implantation location.
- Scope:
- Meso
- Time Horizon:
- Short
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- High
Disseminate Tool i and monitor its acceptance and impact among designers, municipalities, and companies, while using it to support the development of new urban-equipment concepts.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Medium → Long
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- High
Convene municipalities, professional studios, design schools, and user groups to test the digital version of Tool i, and release the application in Portuguese and English to broaden access.
- Scope:
- Macro
- Time Horizon:
- Medium
- Evidence Strength:
- Indicative
- Feasibility:
- Medium