Envisioning the Post-COVID Built Environment
A team of interdisciplinary students and faculty at the Michael Graves College were awarded a grant to explore how designers can prepare for the next pandemic by looking at it as a human-centered design initiative. The objective was to utilize the expertise areas of Architecture, Graphic Design, Industrial Design, and Interior Design to research the pandemic's effects on public spaces and propose design strategies to improve communities. The grant is part of a university-wide initiative in creating the Center for Clinical Laboratory Science and Pandemic Research (CCLSPR), where Kean University takes a leadership role in addressing the current pandemic crisis and the proactivity of future pandemics.
ACADEMIC AWARDS
Kean University, Students Partnering with Faculty (Summer 2021–Spring 2022)
Kean University, Faculty Seed Grant for COVID-19 Research Projects (Spring 2021)
PROJECT DURATION / BRIEF
Spring 2021–Spring 2022 / Project brief
RESEARCH TEAM
FACULTY: Denise Anderson (PI), Craig Konyk (Co-PI) + Efe Kutuk
STUDENTS: Kylie Mena (Graphic Design), Varrianna Siryon (Architectural Studies), Nicole Badillo (Interior Design) + Jacqueline Hernandez and Lisa Shi (Industrial Design)
Project brief
Students Partnering With Faculty student research paper
Conference presentations:
Anderson, D., Konyk, C. (2022). Architecture and Design Students Envision the Post-COVID Built Environment, Phase II. 111th CAA Annual Conference /Design Incubation Colloquium 8.2. Virtual. March 3, 2022.
Anderson, D., Badillo, N., Hernandez, J., Konyk, C., Kutuk, E., Mena, K., Shi, L., & Siryon, V. (2021). Architecture and Design Students Envision the Post-COVID Built Environment, Phase I. In 2021 Kean Research Days. Kean University. April
Kean University Center for Clinical Laboratory Science and Pandemic Research (CLSPR), June 7, 2021.
UCDA Design Education Summit conference paper