Newsletter of the College of Architecture at Texas A&M University
A research paper written by Samira Pasha, a doctoral student in architecture at Texas A&M, won first place in the student paper division at the Environmental Design Research Association's annual conference in Washington D.C. June 1-6.
Pasha said her paper, "Accessibility Assessment of Four Hospital Gardens in Texas," is the first phase of her dissertation.
"It's a multi-method study on the usability of garden spaces in pediatric hospitals," said Pasha. "Interviews, space syntax analysis and environment evaluation were used to evaluate accessibility and design characteristics at four gardens in two children's hospitals in Texas."
Space syntax analysis consists of utilizing a set of theories and techniques to simulate the likely social effects of designs.
EDRA promotes the advancement and dissemination of environmental design research for a greater understanding of the interrelationships between people, their built and natural surroundings, and aims to help the creation of environments responsive to human needs.
An international, interdisciplinary organization founded in 1968, EDRA's membership consists of design professionals, social scientists, students, educators, and facility managers
- Posted: June 11, 2010 -
Contact: Phillip Rollfing, prollfing@archone.tamu.edu or 979.458.0442.
