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Visualizing space: Designing discoursive tools for the built environment

Stephens, Noelyn

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Title
Visualizing space: Designing discoursive tools for the built environment
Author(s)
Stephens, Noelyn
Issue Date
2025-05-05
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Salamanca , Juan
Committee Member(s)
  • Robinson, Stacey
  • Shaffer, Eric
Department of Study
Art & Design
Discipline
Art and Design
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.F.A.
Degree Level
Thesis
Keyword(s)
  • Built Environment
  • Urban Design
  • Co-creation
  • Interaction Design
Abstract
This research explores methodologies that foster alternative conceptions of the built environment and emphasizes the need to visualize these alternatives. Beginning with autoethnography and participant observation, two qualitative methodologies that offer critical insight into the challenges of navigating urban space without a personal automobile, the researcher documents experiences of daily walking and transit use. These insights informed the creation of design artifacts that critique systemic issues embedded in the transportation infrastructure of the researcher's community. Building on this, this work advocates for the development of realistic 3D digital visualization interfaces as participatory tools to support a more human-centered, community-driven reimagining of the built environment.
Graduation Semester
2025-05
Type of Resource
Thesis
Handle URL
https://hdl.handle.net/2142/129727
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Copyright Noelyn Stephens 2025

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