In order to develop a strong thesis project, I need a strong research question which will then evolve into a space/ building.
Mentors are an important part of being a rounded and innovative designer. They offer new perspectives and challange your thinking, expanding thinking patterns and ideascapes. For thesis I have common threads moving through my three ideas. 1. Urban planning/ campus planning: Organizing the patterns and overall function of an area as well as synthesizing data interest me strongly. 2. Healthcare: Learning more about how Seattle's healthcare system works, what's lacking and how people are currently accessing it is tangible. Also, I'm interested in how Eastern and Western practices are interlaced in Seattle through UW. 3. Environment + Health: How does your direct environment effect your health? How can space act as preventative care? How does public healthcare influence people's sickness? I'm planning on interviewing many professionals in the fields of Social Work, Healthcare and Business. After building a list of candidates to talk with my next step will be scheduling interviews. As of now, my research question is: How does Seattle public healthcare positively affect under-served populations through preventative care? - What variety of care is offered? - How has it changed over the past 10 years? - Where is healthcare going? -How does Harborview (the largest public hospital catering to those without health insurance) encourage preventative care? - Politically, what is Seattle doing to keep the city healthy?
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I’m designing a Living Building certified middle school that features IB curriculum, locally sourced products for the meals (through the Farm to School program) and a community green house that will be open to the public year round, will be maintained by the kids during school and by the community center during the summer. Archives
May 2017
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