Empathetic Design: How Elementary School Environments Designed to Reduce Stress can Foster Inclusion of High Functioning Autistic Children

Puttock, Robin Leigh Ziegenbalg

Empathetic Design: How Elementary School Environments Designed to Reduce Stress can Foster Inclusion of High Functioning Autistic Children

dc.contributor.author	Puttock, Robin Leigh Ziegenbalg	en
dc.contributor.committeechair	Piedmont-Palladino, Susan C.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Feuerstein, Marcia F.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Emmons, Paul F.	en
dc.contributor.department	Architecture	en
dc.date.accessioned	2018-07-06T06:00:17Z	en
dc.date.available	2018-07-06T06:00:17Z	en
dc.date.issued	2017-01-11	en
dc.description.abstract	All people experience stress in their environments. The specific causes of stress vary from person to person as does one's ability to cope with each stressor. This thesis introduces the concept of Empathetic Design, a design strategy possible only when empathy for the inhabitant is achieved by the designer. An Empathetic Designer is able to identify environmental stressors and can employ appropriate design strategies that reduce stress. Though this strategy is meant to be applicable for all people in all environments, the scope of this thesis focuses on the design of elementary school environments. Specifically, the scope is limited to how Empathetic Design can reduce stress and foster the inclusion of high functioning autistic children in a mainstream educational environment. This thesis combines current learning theory and autism research with a visual exploration of building types from six periods of American school design. The hope is to create Empathetic Designers who will inform design of future elementary school facilities.	en
dc.description.degree	Master of Architecture	en
dc.format.medium	ETD	en
dc.identifier.other	vt_gsexam:9270	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/83865	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject	Mainstream Educational Environment	en
dc.subject	Elementary School Design	en
dc.subject	Reduce Stress	en
dc.subject	High Functioning Autism	en
dc.subject	Empathetic Design	en
dc.title	Empathetic Design: How Elementary School Environments Designed to Reduce Stress can Foster Inclusion of High Functioning Autistic Children	en
dc.type	Thesis	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Architecture	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	en
thesis.degree.level	masters	en
thesis.degree.name	Master of Architecture	en