Scoping study as the basis for more detailed research into wider social participation in the architectual design process

这项研究提出了以下主要研究问题：为什么？/考虑到在设计过程中需要更广泛的社会参与，为什么对该主题的研究和实践之间的交流有限？谁？-谁参与，用户/架构师角色如何影响客户/建筑师角色，以及在这种关系中，客户-用户关系？什么？/设计中的哪些活动被参与，以及建筑师在多大程度上认为这种角色是指导用户，而不是调查用户现有的兴趣/意识？如何？/如何使用参与的社会和技术工具。如何使用非专业语言和工具在设计过程中更公开地交流，这将如何影响资源的使用？在哪里？/哪些类型的建筑可能更适合或更不适合用户和公众参与设计过程？以上确定的研究问题将通过以下方式进行调查：-回顾过去和当前的趋势，以及在建筑设计过程中更广泛的社会参与的例子，无论是社区、个人还是其他--确定扩大参与的关键社会和技术方法，借鉴建筑环境的相关领域--确定良好做法案例研究和涉及指导小组的主要信息来源--确定具有潜在利益的关键机构--通过案例研究，隔离良好做法和更广泛社会参与建筑设计过程的可能性/制约因素--确定研究结果对专业、机构和广大公众的影响，包括对未来发展的问题--为研究开发活动提出具体建议，并协助制定未来活动的议程，以促进更有系统和更广泛的社会参与建筑设计过程。研究方法包括：a)在指导小组的基础上建立一个参与性进程，以确认关键问题，确定案例研究和相关技术b)对参与建筑环境设计的国际文献进行审查；C)从英国各地用户或更广泛的公众参与建筑设计过程的广泛初始样本中深入调查具有代表性的案例研究，通过半结构化访谈和焦点小组会议确定这些研究是如何被评估的；d)审查目前使用或正在开发的可视化技术及其在扩大对建筑设计的参与方面的实际/潜在作用；e)就初步发现的新建筑和现有建筑的设计与公众感兴趣的问题与相关组织进行一系列访谈。这项研究是推测的，因为它旨在为政府和专业团体未来的研究和行动建立一个达成共识的议程。该提案基本上是探索性的，但其结果可能对研究界以及其他相关受众和支持者具有特殊价值。这项研究很可能有助于挑战现有的建筑设计模式，以及如何将更广泛的社会参与纳入其中或改变这些模式的看法。此外，它还将允许评估工具和技术(有些是新的，有些是相对较新的)的可行性。最后，它被视为进一步发展工作的范围研究，包括研究可能性以及在该专业的实际应用。

The research poses the following primary research questions:WHY? / Given the agreed need for wider social participation in the design process, why is there limited communication between research into and practice of the subject?WHO? - Who gets involved and how does the user/architect role affect the client/architect role, and within this the client-user relationship?WHAT? / What activities in design are participated in, and to what extent does the architect see this role as guiding the user as opposed to investigating the user's existing interests/awareness?HOW? / How social and technical tools for participation can be used. How can non-specialised language and tools be used to communicate more openly in the process, and how will this affect use of resources?WHERE? / Which types of buildings might be more or less suited to participation of users and the general public in the design process?The research questions identified above will be investigated through:- a review of past and current trends and examples in wider social engagement in the architectural design process, whether 'community', 'individual' or other - identification of key social and technical methods of widening participation, drawing from allied areas of the built environment - identification of good practice case studies and key informants referring to a Steering Group- identification of key institutions with potential interests - isolating good practice and possibilities/constraints for wider social involvement in the architecture design process, through case studies- identifying implications of the research findings for the profession, institutions and the wider public, including issues for future development- making specific recommendations for research development activities and assisting in setting agendas for future activities to promote more systematic and wider social involvement in the architecture design processThe research methods include:a) setting up a participatory process, based on a steering group, for confirmation of key issues, identification of case studies and relevant techniquesb) undertaking an international literature review of participation in design of the built environment;c) implementing in-depth investigation of representative case studies from a broad initial sample where user or wider public participation has been engaged in the architectural design process across the UK, using semi-structured interviews and focus group meetings to identify how these have been assessedd) undertaking a review of visualisation techniques currently used or in development and their actual / potential role in widening participation in building design e) implementing a series of interviews with relevant organisations engaged in issues of public interest in design for new and existing buildings concerning initial findings.The research is speculative in that it seeks to establish a consensual agenda for future research and action by Government and professional bodies. The proposal is essentially exploratory, but the outcomes have the potential to be of particular value to the research community as well as other relevant audiences and constituencies. The study may well assist in challenging existing models of architectural design and perceptions of how wider social participation can be incorporated into these, or change these. In addition it will permit an assessment of the feasibility of tools and techniques (some new and some relatively new to architecture). Finally it is seen as a scoping study for further development work, including research possibilities as well as practical application in the profession.