Designing a physical environment for co-experience and assessing participant use

Marlene Ivey; E. B.-N. Sanders

Designing a physical environment for co-experience and assessing participant use

Marlene Ivey, E. B.-N. Sanders

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Original language	English
Title of host publication	WonderGround - Design Research Society International Conference 2006. Proceedings book
Editors	Ken Friedman, Terence Love, Eduardo Corte-Real, Chris Rust
Place of Publication	Lisbon
Publisher	CEIADE
ISBN (Print)	9789729870170
Publication status	Published - 2006

Keywords

Design
Environmental planning

Access to Document

http://www.iade.pt/drs2006/wonderground/proceedings/

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Designing a physical environment for co-experience and assessing participant use. / Ivey, Marlene; Sanders, E. B.-N.
WonderGround - Design Research Society International Conference 2006. Proceedings book. ed. / Ken Friedman; Terence Love; Eduardo Corte-Real; Chris Rust. Lisbon: CEIADE , 2006.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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