The outdoor environment has an essential role in promoting a psychologically healthy lifestyle.
Designing and executing outdoor spaces that promote an active
lifestyle, inclusivity, aesthetics & sustainability is one of our primary
duties as architects and designers.
Every design target of these probably requires an entire course.
But for some quick hints:
Inclusivity: Ensuring that the #design accommodates all
ages, genders, and abilities, especially considering the requirements of people
with special needs (Beautifully called in #UAE #peopleofdetermination).
Active lifestyle & aesthetics: The design should promote
activities like #cycling, #jogging, and exercising towards #walkability & #bikeability
of cities, where cities should be designed for humans, not cars. The designers
should develop their skills to design aesthetically, incorporating natural
elements like plants, water features, etc., with other design elements.
Sustainability: Simply applying the “Reduce-Reuse-Recycle”
concept. Not just in encouraging the users of the space to apply it. But to consider
it in every single aspect of the design, specifically in the used material.
There are tons of recycled outdoor materials which could be specified and
incorporated into the designs.
#Urban #Psychology #UrbanPsychology #Design #Urbanplanning #Sustanability
#Cities #Architecture #Landscape
