ِAbout the Workshop

Participatory design is an important, but often overlooked component of any sustainable design process. It secures user buy-in, generates creative solutions that are tailored to the needs of communities, and is a significant contributor to relevant placemaking. Participatory design involving youth is even more critical as the youth are particularly excluded from decisions affecting their built environment.

The Center for the Study of the Built Environment (CSBE) has developed a pilot participatory design process and is currently implementing it in three public schools. The workshop will present the project and teach basic participatory design applications for working with youth. Participants will be exposed to the methods applied and learn to:

• Select tools for understanding environmental perception of stakeholders

• Develop methodologies for presenting drawings, analyses, and design techniques to youth

• Develop participatory approaches to decision-making through surveys and public discussions

• Develop strategies to include users’ perspectives in the design process

• Guide group design processes

Bi-lingual/ Free / Seats are limited. Register here.

About Lara Zureikat

Lara Zureikat is a landscape architect, and the Associate Director of the Center for the Study of the Built Environment (CSBE). She holds a Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.) degree from the University of Notre Dame, and a Master of Landscape Architecture (M.L.A.) degree from the University of California at Berkeley. Her work at CSBE has included the design of native, water-conserving landscapes. Lara has also directed CSBE’s Community Development through Interactive Design program which aims at upgrading urban public spaces and developing design solutions through engaging local communities in the planning and implementation processes.

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