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Social architecture is the conscious design of an environment that encourages a desired range of social behaviors leading towards some goal or set of goals. The environment social architecture influences may be social systems , or digital spaces such as media tools (sometimes synonymous with Web 2.0 ) and UX strategy .
Social institutions are many and these social institutions sometimes need functional spaces to allow the people using the building to benefit from all aspects of both, the purpose of what inhabits the building and by the varied structure and organized flow of communication. The way the buildings are designed to fulfill the needs of these social ...
Moreover, social awareness and social values within architecture and design reflect, to some degree, the emphasis these values are given in society at large. Social values can have an aesthetical impact, but these aspects will not be explored as the main aesthetical impact found in design has been covered in the previous sections.
In architecture, functionalism is the principle that buildings should be designed based solely on their purpose and function. An international functionalist architecture movement emerged in the wake of World War I, as part of the wave of Modernism. Its ideas were largely inspired by a desire to build a new and better world for the people, as ...
The design of the Social Condenser is defined by a commitment to collectivist forms and features which conduce to social interaction and communal activity. [3] As such, the Social Condensers of past and present exhibit several distinctive attributes which reflect this commitment and allow for their identification amongst the proliferation of other architectural forms throughout history.
Social design is the application of design methodologies in order to tackle complex human issues, placing the social issues as the priority. Historically social design has been mindful of the designer's role and responsibility in society, and of the use of design processes to bring about social change. [ 1 ]
Architecture of the Neolithic period is the first example of site-specific architecture, the buildings being dedicated to religion or social practices. Buildings of this time were made for purposes beyond the physical constructs but rather for the significance of the site they were created on.
Public interest design is a human-centered [1] and participatory design practice [2] that places emphasis on the “triple bottom line” of sustainable design that includes ecological, economic, and social issues and on designing products, structures, and systems that address issues such as economic development and the preservation of the environment.