Participatory design brings refugees, local residents and municipal authorities into collaborative processes that shape services, public spaces and infrastructures. By engaging displaced communities ...

When I look at the gorgeous libraries in the annual Library Design Showcase, I always wonder what happened behind the scenes that led to a particular design. I’m especially curious how designers ...

Participatory design in urban infrastructure development is a collaborative methodology that brings together planners, engineers, community members and other stakeholders to shape the planning, ...

The first ever SAGE Handbook of Participatory Research and Inquiry has been published, providing the most comprehensive source of contemporary, cutting-edge participatory research methods and design.

Rory A. Cooper is the founding director of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories, a joint center of the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). He is a VA ...

Architecture is often evaluated through finished forms, yet some practices operate in a different register, one where design unfolds through relationships, time, and use rather than through a single ...

Participatory programs involve employees in all levels of the organization in the design of interventions. Our studies show that when front-line employees have a central role in designing workplace ...