Framing the Scope for Transdisciplinary Research in Architecture and Urban Design: A Work-in-Progress on the Future of Streets

  1. Sádaba, Juan 1
  2. Alonso, Ylenia 1
  3. Latasa, Itxaro 1
  4. Collantes, Ezekiel 1
  1. 1 University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU
Actas:
Blucher Design Proceedings

Editorial: Blucher

ISSN: 2318-6968

Año de publicación: 2023

Congreso: 15th International Conference of the European Academy of Design

Tipo: Aportación congreso

DOI: 10.5151/EAD2023-1BIL-01FULL-10SADABA-ET-AL GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAcceso abierto editor

Resumen

Architecture and Urban Design, when working at a street level, demand anew transdisciplinary approach that not only involves other disciplines but alsoaddresses design in a different way. The ubiquitous presence of informationtechnologies together with critical changes in society (increased awareness onsustainability, diversity, and climate change) in the era of the end of the car demandcompletely new perspectives for human-scale city interaction. This article presentsan ongoing Ph.D. research focused on setting a methodology and framework for atransdisciplinary approach to urban design at a street level. The study is based on apublic-funded research project on the future of streets and the evolution of urbanfurniture piloted in a specific site in the city of Bilbao. In this article, we present thepreliminary findings of both the methodological process and the early design of streetsystems/elements.

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