Dreaming of Home: Designing for Community

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A presentation slide on a black background, titled 'DREAMING OF HOME: DESIGNING FOR COMMUNITY.' The left side shows three large, spherical inflatable structures in yellow, blue, and light grey, with silhouettes of people inside or nearby. The right side features a distinctive green building with an undulating, organic, root-like exterior and numerous irregularly shaped, glowing windows, accompanied by the text 'REIMAGINED LIVING' and 'LEARNING FROM NATURE.' Central text asks 'EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DESIGN AND COMMUNITY: HOW DOES SPACE INFLUENCE EMOTION, CONNECTION, AND COLLABORATION?' Additional topics listed are 'FENG SHUI,' 'WALDORF SCHOOLS,' and 'HARKNESS TABLES.' The slide credits 'EMILIA VOUDOURIS' and 'SIGNIFY 2023.'

Dreaming of Home: Designing for Community

Emilia Voudouris

A studio headshot of a young woman with a pleasant, subtle smile. She has long, wavy, medium-brown hair parted down the middle, fair skin with rosy cheeks, and light blue-green eyes. She is wearing a black crew-neck sweater and has small, gold-toned earrings, including a stud in her left ear and two hoops and a helix piercing in her right ear. The background is solid white.

Biography

Emilia Voudouris is a Professional Communications student with an interest in storytelling and community. Her work is comprised of a combination of different fields, including but not limited to philosophy, film, social studies, and literature from around the world. Learning about a variety of topics has allowed her to discover the foundation they share and the ways in which they come together. She is passionate about people and nature and believes that stories are the most powerful tool when it comes to building community.

Research Summary

The research for this project was driven by a curiosity to understand the way design influences community. The spaces we exist in are comprised of various elements that come together to form a universal design. Observing these individual elements such as shape, orientation, color, and material, is key to understanding the influence they have on our emotional state and how we interact with those around us. Literature review on topics like Waldorf schools, Feng Shui, and Harkness table discussions, made manifest the relationship between space and community. It emphasized the importance of collaboration and explained its presence or absence as being related to individual and collective well-being. The wisdom of these various methods and philosophies can help guide us as we create new workplaces, classrooms, and homes, and hopefully, inspire us to cultivate environments that foster connectivity and inspire community.

Tags

Design, Community, Behavior

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