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| Untitled DocumentFriday, June 2, 2017 Please note: Schedule is subject to change 7:00 am – 6:00 pm Registration Open 7:00 am – 8:00 am Network Meetings 1 * Communication Network * International Housing Research Network * Movement in Designed Environments Network * Nature & Ecology Network * Building Process Alliance Network * Cyberspace & Digital Environments Network 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Exhibits Open Island Press Book Display 8:00 am – 10:00 am Concurrent SessionsChildren, Youth, & Environment **Individual Presentations** * **Thriving Outside: Examining the Impacts of Natural Playground Installations on Young Children’s Outdoor Play Behaviours**Janet Loebac * **Schoolyard Solar Gardens: Solar PV Systems in Public Elementary School Landscapes in Tucson, Arizona**Kirk Dimond * **Participatory Design and Landscape Stewardship: “I Like that I Was Part of Something.”**M’Lis Bartlett * **Hearing Unheard Voices: How Growing Up Boulder Improves City Planning Through Youth Involvement**Mara Mintzer Environment-Gerontology **Individual Presentations** * **Collaboration Across the University: Perspectives from a Senior Design Studio**Roger Joseph Vitello * **Planning and Design Process for Nursing Homes, Singapore**Seng Kee Chan * **Environmental Characteristics that Enable Dying Patients to Exercise Choice and Personal Preference**Sharmin Kader Sustainable Planning, Design, & Behavior **Individual Presentations** * **Cognitive and Behavioral Affordances of Stewardship Behavior in Green Residence Halls**Erin Hamilton * **Phytotechnology to Redesign Abandoned Gas Stations**Frank Sleegers * **Green Stormwater Infrastructure Impacts on Stress Recovery and Attention Restoration**Pongsakorn Suppakittpaisarn, William C. Sullivan Sustainable Planning, Design, & Behavior **Individual Presentations** * **Intergenerational Planning and Design for Sea Level Rise**Hope Hui Rising * **Creating a Sustainable Living Environment in Villages-in-the-City in China: An Urban Design Perspective**Jieqiong Wang Cities & Globalization **Individual Presentations** * **Urban Resilience Metrics: Towards Landscape Design Evaluation**Jia Lu * **An Encampment for Digital Age Nomads**Liz Teston * **Two Cities Struggle with the Legacy of Urban Renewal and Highways in the Age of Google Fiber**Marie-Alice L’Heureux * **Urban Sprawl and Dynamics of the City Edge, a Study of Nairobi**Crispino Chicano Ochieng, Peter R. Hecht Healthcare Environment **Individual Presentations** * **Emergency Departments at the Time of Disasters: What Is the Impact of Physical Design?**Shabboo Valipoor, Hesamedin Hakimjavadi, Sheila Bosch * **An Evidence-Based Checklist for Wayfinding in Healthcare Environments**Bushra Obeidat, Hui Cai * **Aligning Inpatient Needs with Quality Outcomes for an Inpatient Unit Design**Kara Freihoefer, Jamin Homan Participation **Individual Presentations** * **Participatory Design Research and Adults with Mental Illness**Kim Rollings * **The Impact of Communication and Social Learning on Project Implementation in Rural Communities**Julia Badenhope, Sandra Jean Oberbroeckling Cyberspace & Digital Environment/Technology **Workshop** * **Digitalized Public Space**Gary Gumpert, Susan Drucker, Shannon Holloway, Peter Hecht, Peter Haratonik Environmental Design Research Education **Symposium** * **Recognizing the Present in the Past: The Technological and Cultural Forces of Contemporary Environmental Design Research**Melissa Marsh, Teresa Whitney, Rich Wener Environmental & Architectural Phenomenology **Individual Presentations** * **A User Definition of the Near Home Open Space Case Study: Al-Zeraah Public Housing in Zagazig City, Egypt**Alshimaa Aboelmakarem Farag * **A Community-Level Investigation of a Conceptual Framework of Sense of Place**Lindsay Joyce McCunn, Robert Gifford * **The Gestalt Revisited: Making the Unseen Imagined, the Unheard Felt**Hyejung Chang Places of Work & Higher Education **Symposium** * **Integration of Factors that Affect the Engagement and Performance of Workers in Workplace: Worker-centered Approach**Branka V. Olson, Josefina Martinez-Amador, Carol McGuire 8:00 am – 10:00 am EDRA Shorts Environmental & Architectural Phenomenology * **European Contemporary Urban Farming: Building Between Urban Space and Natural Space for the 21st Century Post-Industrial City**Carla Brisotto * **Geographies of Space-Induced Anxiety**Kishore Rajaram Seetharaman Environmental Design Research Education * **A Splash and a Crowd: Do Water Fountains & Active Street Improve Plaza Visitability?**Dina Abdulkarim * **Neuroscience, Architecture and Allied Disciplines: What Kind of Conceptual Framework?**Cherif M. Amor, Majdulin Nasralla, Jesmine Sultana * **Voices from Our Brain: Sensory Design for a Non-Visual Experience**Nisha A. Fernando * **An Architectural Studio Designing at the Intersection of Culture, Nature and Technology for the Benefit of an At-Risk Community**Alan Patrick Bruton * **Using Wearable Cameras as Teaching Tools**Jennifer Webb * **Two Case Studies on Implementing the Parametric Design Method in Landscape Architecture**Yang Song; Jessica Fernandez Healthcare Environment * **Healthcare Facility Intelligibility Under Growth Conditions**Mahshad Kazem zadeh, Erick Carrasco, Julie Brand Zook Environment-Gerontology * **Emergency Rooms Under Demographic Change: Design of a Dementia-Sensitive Waiting Pod**Gesine Marquardt * **A Study on the Impact of Biophilic Design on Noise Perception: How to Approach a Reduction in Noise Annoyance Through Design**Jingfen Guo, Jihyun Song * **An Overview of Design Styles of Multi-Sensory Environments for People with Dementia**Lesa N. Lorusso 10:00 am – 10:30 am Morning Break 10:30 am – 11:45 am Plenary Session 2 **Designing Communities for Health: Stories from the Field** Kate Konkle, Chris Krehmeyer, Kristie Rauter Egge, Sarah Stewart 11:45 am – 1:00 pm Lunch + Network Meetings * Health Network * Student Affairs Network * Active Living By Design Network * Cities & Globalization Network * Work Environments Network * Environmental & Architectural Phenomenology Network * International Connections Network 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Concurrent Session: Editors’ RoundtableEnvironmental Design Research * **Special Editors’ Voices: Journal Editors’ Roundtable Workshop** Ann Devlin, *Environment & Behavior;* Andrew Seidel, *Journal of Architectural and Planning Research;* Clinton J. Andrews, *Journal of Planning Education and Research;* Paul Gobster, *Landscape and Urban Planning;* Jennifer Webb, *Journal of Interior Design* Concurrent SessionsHealth & Place **Individual Presentations** * **Walk- and Bikeability in Small Rural Towns: A Literature Review**Kristin Thorleifsdottir, Kaycie Stushek * **Examining the Restorative Potential of Urban Green Spaces Utilizing Immersive Virtual Environments**Perver K. Baran, Payam Tabrizian * **Assessing the Built Environment of Shelter Homes for Survivors of Domestic Violence**Rutali Joshi Sustainable Planning, Design, & Behavior **Workshop** * **Why Can’t We Talk About Climate Change?**Lynda Schneekloth, Robert Shibley, Irina Feygina, Robert Marans, Rich Wener Cities & Globalization **Individual Presentations** * **Competing Claims for Residual Urban Space: Reappropriations of Residential Back-Alleys in Inner Suburbs of Melbourne**Miza Moreau * **Moving Beyond the Informal Settlement as Dystopia and Utopia**Noah Billig * **Teaching Community Engagement through Tactical Urbanism**Rebekah Radtke, Patrick Lee Lucas POE/Programming/Building Process & Alliance **Workshop** * **Design Thinking for Creative Problem Solving in Research & Design**Casey Gail Franklin, Bonnie Sanborn, Laura Bell Healthcare Environment **Individual Presentations** * **An Approach to Capture the “Voice of the Customer” During the Design Process: An In-depth Case Example of a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Renovation Project**Kara Freihoefer, Rebecca Sanders * **Connecting Research and Design: The Development of an Evidence-Based Tool for Designing and Evaluating Exam Rooms**Melissa Piatkowski * **The Impact of Examination Room Design on Patient-Centered Outcomes**Zahra Zamani, Nicholas Watkins Participation **Symposium** * **Creating Supportive Environments to Bring Out the Best in People: Practical and Empirical Insights — Part I**Jason Duvall, Nancy Wells, Avik Basu, Sara Hadavi Places of Work & Higher Education **Individual Presentations** * **Bringing Views of Nature Into the Workplace: Can Artificial Windows Improve Worker Performance on Vigilance Tasks?**Sagar Akre, So-Yeon Yoon * **Exploring the Interplay of Environmental Factors and Student Learning Styles in Collaborative Design Problem Solving**Sooyeon Han, So-Yeon Yoon Residential Environments **Individual Presentations** * **The Importance of Visual Attributes of Residential Streets in Criminals’ Decision-Making in Committing Crimes**Linda Nubani * **Environmental Design Interventions for Teenagers’ Health and Well-Being in High-Density Residential Environments**Pongsakorn Suppakittpaisarn, Emily Grant, Dongying Li, Fatemeh Saeidi-Rizi, Lynne M. Dearborn * **Symbolic Meaning of Affordable Housing**Cody Price Environmental Design Research Education **Individual Presentations** * **The Value of a Service Learning Studio: Making Voices Heard in the Struggle for Equitable Food Access**Sallie Hambright-Belue, Martin Holland * **Architecture Students Share Insights about Open Plan Studio Environments**Christopher W. Kiss, William Lewis, Dina Battisto 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDRA ShortsHistoric Preservation * **Alterations in the Religious Landscape of Edisto Island Before and After the American Civil War**Christina Ashley Pokwatka Sustainable Planning, Design, & Behavior * **Taxonomy of ReCycle Architecture**Thelma Lazo Flores * **Communicating Sustainability Initiatives Virtually: Taking Stock of the Real Estate Management Service Industry**Erin A. Hopkins Places of Work & Higher Education * **Which Came First, the Maker or the Makerspace?**Wendy Hynes * **Physical Contexts for Informal Science Learning: Interior Design for Community Science Centers**Barbara Lynne Young, Hyun Joo Kwon 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Afternoon Break with Poster SessionsEnvironment-Gerontology * **Analysis on the Physical Housing Environments of the Potential Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities of Condominium Apartment House in Seoul, South Korea**Jung-a Park, Byungsook Choi, Sulim Kim * **Uncovering Differences in Environmental Hazards from Objective and Subjective Assessment Approaches**Daejin Kim * **Microclimatic Design of Outdoor Places for Seniors**Eric Karsten Bardenhagen, Robert D. Brown * **Place Attachment through Nature Bonding in a Senior Cohousing Community**Mihyun Kang * **Brazilian Older Adult Perceptions on Bed Design Features**Gabriela Pereira, Mihyun Kang, Fernando Gonçalves Amaral, Vilson João Batista * **Role of the Support Center for the Elderly in Temporary Housing Units of Ofunato City, Japan: A Study on the Prevention of Social Isolation of the Elderly in the Temporary Housing Units, Part 3**Mitoko Nakashima * **Considering the Quality and Quantity of Lighting in an Older Adult Congregate Facility Chapel in Northeastern Thailand: An In Situ Study**Paulette Hebert, Yingsawad Chaiyakul, Nisra Aruni, Mihyun Kang, Greg Clare, Emily Roberts * **Investigating Multi-sensory Environments on Behavior for People with Dementia: A Systematic Literature Review**Lesa N. Lorusso Healthcare Environment * **Development of the Nature Language: Documenting Nature Interaction in a Healthcare Setting**Lily Mank * **Patient Room Design Preference of Hospitalized Adolescent Patients in Korea**Chan Ohk Oh, Eun Young Kim * **Hospital Expansions and Intelligibility: A Space Syntax Analysis** Mahshad Kazem zadeh, Erick Carrasco, Julie Brand Zook * **Space Image Preference of General Hospital in Korea**Junhyung Lim, Jiyung Oh, Heykyung Park * **Stroke Patients’ Mobility and the Architecture of Rehabilitation Clinics**Maja Kevdzija, Gesine Marquardt Environmental & Architectural Phenomenology * **Impact on the Feeling of Being Covered in Outdoor Spaces with Eaves in the City**Takayuki Kumazawa * **Case Study About “Quality of Rest” in Expressway Rest Areas: Comparison Between Denmark Rest Areas and Japanese Rest Areas**Yurie Okuda, Tetsuya Akagi, Atsushi Umayahara, Hiroki Suzuki * **Conceptualization of Legibility in the Urban Space**Yushi Toba, Tetsuya Akagi * **Human Spirituality and the Convergence of Architectural Theory and Empirical Science Understanding**Jill B. Pable, Dak Kopec Cyberspace & Digital Environment/Technology * **Motivations for Contribution to OpenStreetMap**Yoshiatsu Tanaka * **Can Virtual Reality Be Used to Mimic the Health Benefits of Nature and Systematically Environmental Psychological Theory?**Matthew Browning, Katherine Mimnaugh * **Empathic Design for Precision Agriculture: A Graphic Designer Stepping Into and Out of the Farmer’s Life**Phil Choo * **How to Teach Lighting Design for More Inclusive and Responsive Environments: Elumtools and 3D Printing as Potential Teaching Aids**Elif Tural * **Building Information Modeling: Challenges in Implementation for Academia and Industry**Haithem A. El-Hammali, Cherif M. Amor, Debajyoti Pati * **Examining Relationships Between Visual Complexity and Cognitive Performance in Interiors Using Virtual Reality**Laura Healey Malinin Places of Work & Higher Education * **Building Engineering Identity: Supporting Social Construction of Knowledge and Collaboration in the Interior Environment**Barbara Lynne Young, Wendy Hynes * **Engagement and the Impact of Contrasting Active Learning Environments in Higher Education**Wendy Hynes, Barbara Lynne Young * **Therapeutic Spaces for Correctional Officers**Kayla Volkmer, Julian Sabin, Richard Garcia, Jessica Alvarado, Victoria Dewitt, Maria Novacek, Krithika Mohan, Andrew Miller, Jenna Lambertz, Jessica Wordel, William Pausback POE/Programming/Building Process & Alliance * **University Art Museum Case Study: Framing Ecomuseological and Inclusive Approaches**Thelma Lazo Flores, Dale Potts Residential Environments * **At the Intersection of Community and Collaboration: Empowering South Side Peoria Residents through Evidence-Based and Participatory Design Methods**Kelly D. McCaffrey, Connor Chelmecki, Nineveh Rasho * **Gentrification: The New Urban Renewal — Cherry, Charlotte, NC**Nadia M. Anderson * **Urban Forests and Social Justice: Issues and Considerations in the Production and Distribution of a Green Amenity**Nicholas Boyd * **A Study on the Arrangement Type and Characteristics of Community Facilities of New town Apartments in Korea**Jayoung Moon, Yuri Jung, Yeonsook Hwang Cultural Aspects of Design * **De-Stressing Through the Placement of Healing Gardens: Voices of African American Women Living in Low-Income Housing**Elizabeth Payne Tofte, Juriel A. Rogers * **Narratives of Light Enveloping the Urban Night: A Critical Examination of Safety in Public Spaces**Thelma Lazo Flores, Suchimista Bhattacharjee 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions 6Children, Youth, & Environment **Individual Presentations** * **The Links Between Educational Methods and Learning Spaces at Independent Schools in Sweden**Reiko Shimokura, Kaname Yanagisawa, Shinko Sasaki, Yui Tsukahara, Noboru Shimo * **The Regulatory Framework for Outdoor Learning Environments in Texas Childcare Facilities: Identifying Opportunities and Obstacles for Creating Nature Play and Learning Settings in State-Level Regulations**Daniel Jost, Robin Moore, Nilda Cosco Children, Youth, & Environment **Symposium** * **Do Brains Grow on Trees? Studying the Impacts of Near-School Nature on Classroom Engagement and Academic Achievement** Ming Kuo, Matthew Browning Health & Place + Children, Youth, & Environment **Individual Presentations** * **Physical Attributes of the Environment, Travel Mode to Work, and Attentional Functioning** Sara Hadavi * **The Establishment and Empirical Study of Healthy Landscape Index** Tzuhui Angie Tseng Sustainable Planning, Design, & Behavior **Individual Presentations** * **Diagnosing the Urban Canopy: Utilizing GIS Modeling to Target Optimal Sites for Urban Forest Revitalization** Peter Summerlin * **Constructing Ecological Behavior: Identifying Effective Building Scale Ecological Behavior Design Strategies** Giancarlo Mangone * **How Voices Inform Design for Climate Justice and Green Infrastructure: A Case for Michigan’s Huron River Watershed**Chingwen Cheng, Jiun-Yi Tsai, Yi-Chen Ethan Yang, Rebecca Esselman, Margaret Kalcic, Xin Xu, Paul Mohai Healthcare Environment + Children, Youth, & Environment **Individual Presentations** * **Recognizing a Breast Cancer Patient Culture in Identifying Environments that Are Supportive Cancer Partners**Gowri Betrabet Gulwadi, Karen Keddy, Tasoulla Hadjiyanni * **Design and Operational Considerations for Improving Emergency Department Waiting Experiences**Zahra Zamani, Nicholas Watkins * **Community Participatory Design Process for an Autism Clinic: Role + Pedagogy + Reflection**Abimbola Asojo, Tina Patel Participation **Symposium** * **Creating Supportive Environments to Bring Out the Best in People: Practical and Empirical Insights — Part II**Jason Duvall, William Sullivan, Abram Kaplan, Lisa Bardwell, Gillian Poe Residential Environments **Individual Presentations** * **Is Green Housing also Healthy Housing? Examining the Evidence**Sherry Ahrentzen, Elif Tural, James Erickson * **The Role of the Built Environment in Supporting Casual Social Ties in High Density Residential Areas**Sian E. L. Thompson * **The Neighborhood Renewals Created by Migrants in Montréal and its Suburbs, Canada: The Exploration of Places, Spaces, and Roots within Residential Installation Process**Sébastien Lord Historic Preservation **Individual Presentations** * **Historic Architecture in the Age of Instant Reaction: The Efficacy of Voices from Social Media**AnnaMarie Bliss * **How Can Environment/Behavior Literature and Research Be Used in Historic Preservation Practice? An Analysis of the Required Skills and Abilities Found in Historic Preservation Job Announcements**Jeremy C. 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