Student as producer of individual, collective, and global knowledge in the MA Interior Architecture and Design studio, University of Lincoln

This paper reflects on a teaching exercise implemented in the MA Interior Architecture and Design Programme at the University of Lincoln that responds to the concept of Student as Producer. The exercise required each student to create a visual collage and written statement reflecting on the theme of the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI) World Interiors Day 2022, 'Pride of the Past, an Incentive for the Future’ and situate it within their individual treatise. The students' projects were compiled in a physical and digital book that was co-created by staff and students and shared online during the IFI World Interiors Day celebration. The exercise took a pluralistic approach to the concept of Student as Producer, by empowering students to develop distinct responses to the open-ended brief, promoting individual reflection, while also validating their outputs collectively and globally platforming their ideas. The book symbolised staff and students as co-producers of knowledge within the institution and highlighted the voices of students as online knowledge contributors alongside a wider global community. The exercise successfully engaged students as knowledge producers and promoted collaboration and co-creation within the institution and beyond

ZULU NAMES, POLYGYNY AND GENDER POLITICS IN TRADITIONAL SOCIETIES by EVANGELINE BONISIWE ZUNGU Pietermaritzburg: University of KwaZulu-Natal Press, 2021.

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Inherit value : POPUP skills training centre, Salvokop

This dissertation responds to the problem that intervention on historical architecture generally represents a loss of value to the existing building and new programme. It investigates the relationship between the alteration of historical architecture and the introduction of new intervention which reflects current users, time and programme through cultural production. Historical architecture is static and rejects the notion of change. Interior design opts to alter the existing to ensure new inhabitation in changing times. Cultural production is the process by which products are designed to relate intrinsically to their user group culture and identity. The study links all three factors through the design of the People’s Upliftment Programme skills training centre in Salvokop (2011 POPUP), in a building which was constructed in 1909 as the chief engineer’s office (1909 CEO) for Pretoria’s railway line. The project seeks to identify a balance between retaining the identity and character of the existing (“historical ideal”), and explicitly reflecting the energy of the skills learners and skills training programmes which have subsequently occupied the building.Dissertation (MInt(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2011.Architectureunrestricte

Presentation: Student as producer of individual, collective, and global knowledge in the MA Interior Architecture and Design studio, University of Lincoln

This presentation reflects on a teaching exercise promoting the concept of student as producer in the MA Interior Architecture and Design Programme at the University of Lincoln. The exercise required each student to situate their individual treatise within the current global event, the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI) World Interiors Day 2022. The theme of the event is ‘Pride of the Past. An Incentive for the Future’. Students are to individually produce a titled visual collage and written statement reflecting on the theme in relation to their own treatises. The students’ projects were compiled in a physical book for submission to the University of Lincoln’s Library and a digital publication which was shared during the IFI World Interiors Day celebration (May 2022). The creation of the book was a collaboration between staff (who produce the exercise and the book) and students, who respond to the exercise and produce the knowledge contained in the book. The exercise took a pluralistic approach to the concept of student as producer. On an individual level, the exercise was open-ended, it empowered each student to develop a distinct response to a brief that requires self-reflection. The brief prompted a synthesised expression between self, theme, and study through the exploratory medium of collage. On a collective level, the production of the book was collaborative. As compiled by staff, The book is a co-created tangible artefact symbolising staff and students as co-producers of knowledge within the institution. On a global level, the exercise was contextualised within the IFI World Interiors Day celebration through an online submission. The digital resource platformed the voices of students as knowledge contributors alongside a wider global community. This exercise engaged students as knowledge producers by promoting individual reflection, collectively validating their outputs, and globally platforming their ideas

Reimagining the future for retail and service design theory and practices

These proceedings were created by compiling the papers presented at the first colloquium of the Special Interest Group (SIG) Designing Retail & Service Futures from the Design Research Society (DRS). The SIG was established in 2021 under the guidance of the Design Research Society. The SIG strives to gain a better understanding of the value of design in the commercial sector, including disciplines, such as interior design, architecture, retail and hospitality, branding, marketing, strategic design, design management and consumer psychology. Design and its value have been a subject of study for many years and from many different disciplinary perspectives (ranging from product design to marketing, business economics, service design, management, environmental psychology, (interior)architecture, etc.). However, these perspectives have been developed in a fragmented way with discrete research methods and results that present limitations to practically applying these findings holistically across the inter-related fields of design, retail, and services. Recent developments, that have been accelerated by the pandemic and the current economic crisis, show that in practice, services are becoming integral to retail and vice versa. The consumers’ needs and the dedication of retailers to serve these needs have sparked new approaches that unite both service and retail design. Whether it be online or offline (or both), for a product or a service or an experience, or all together… It is only natural that the research community support the development of this field through furthering insights. This colloquium focuses on bringing together various disciplines to contribute their related knowledge and insights with the objective of calibrating terms and meanings that strive for consensus across disciplines related to retail and service design. This is to work towards knowledge and practice-based contributions that strive for a more holistic and encompassing retail and service design future

Qualities of hyperlocalised retail and service design in support of local community

As brands and their communities are increasingly globalising, there is need for greater differentiation between brands and within brand communities. This is because the prevalence of brand services and experiences resulting from global standardisation are less memorable, and therefore less valued by consumers. As a channel to connect with brand communities and support their development, physical retail stores and their services can be designed to address the more specific needs of these communities. The study suggests that brands consider their broad community as a composite of micro-communities. A local community (as a type of micro-community) occupies a shared geography in which a physical retail store is located. Brands respond to local communities through hyperlocalised retail and service design in practice. However, the discourse does not capture the qualities of hyperlocalised retail and service design in support of local communities. There is a gap between the practice and discourse on hyperlocalised retail and service design. The study aims to address this gap in knowledge. Through qualitative empirical research (interviews and artefactual analysis), using a constructivist grounded theory protocol, the study asks what are the qualities of hyperlocalised retail and service design in support of local community? The study found eight qualities of hyperlocalised retail and service design in support of local communities. These are: Located in a district of community significance; Retail site holds meaning to local community; Local referential aesthetics applied to retail design; Unique and tailored service offering; Social opportunities in retail store; Mixed and multi-modal retail programming; Live retail and service design; and Moral expression in retail and service design. The paper contributes to the discourse on localised retail and service design. It also bridges the gap between service and retail design practice and discourse

Conditions and strategies for localising retail design for global brands

The thesis investigated the topic of localised retail design. The problem was to gain an understanding of the conditions and strategies for localising retail design for global brands. Localised retail design is the design of physical retail stores that respond to their location. When localising retail design, the conditions of retaining global brand consistency and mediating global brand and local authenticity require consideration. These have been partially addressed in the discourse. Although several global brands practice localised retail design, there is limited documentation of these design strategies within the discourse. This demonstrates a gap between the theory and practice of localised retail design. The study aimed to address this by developing conditions and determining strategies for localising retail design for global brands. The research objectives were to clarify the ways in which global brand consistency can be retained when localising retail design; identify areas in which global brand and local authenticity may be mediated when localising retail design; and determine strategies for localising retail design for global brands. Semi-structured interviews with 18 retail designers and a documentation of 20 artefacts of localised retail design for four global brands were conducted and analysed using the constructivist grounded theory method. The study findings were: The conditions for retaining global brand consistency are consistencies in designer choice; consistencies in approaches to localising retail design; and creating global brand manuals with scope to localise retail design. The areas for mediating global brand and local authenticity are in authorship; informants; and inhabitation of retail design. The strategies for localising retail design for global brands are local creative collaboration; locally responsive design; and local consumer relevant experience. The study contributes new knowledge through developing conditions and determining strategies for localising retail design for global brands. This has implications on the theory and practice of retail design.Thesis (PhD (Interior Architecture))--University of Pretoria. 2022.University Capacity Development Programme Grant (used for a teaching replacement).ArchitecturePhD (Interior Architecture)Unrestricte

Conditions and Strategies for Localising Retail Design for Global Brands

The thesis investigated the topic of localised retail design. The problem was to gain an understanding of the conditions and strategies for localising retail design for global brands. Localised retail design is the design of physical retail stores that respond to their location. When localising retail design, the conditions of retaining global brand consistency and mediating global brand and local authenticity require consideration. These have been partially addressed in the discourse. Although several global brands practice localised retail design, there is limited documentation of these design strategies within the discourse. This demonstrates a gap between the theory and practice of localised retail design. The study aimed to address this by developing conditions and determining strategies for localising retail design for global brands. The research objectives were to clarify the ways in which global brand consistency can be retained when localising retail design; identify areas in which global brand and local authenticity may be mediated when localising retail design; and determine strategies for localising retail design for global brands. Semi-structured interviews with 18 retail designers and a documentation of 20 artefacts of localised retail design for four global brands were conducted and analysed using the constructivist grounded theory method. The study findings were: The conditions for retaining global brand consistency are consistencies in designer choice; consistencies in approaches to localising retail design; and creating global brand manuals with scope to localise retail design. The areas for mediating global brand and local authenticity are in authorship; informants; and inhabitation of retail design. The strategies for localising retail design for global brands are local creative collaboration; locally responsive design; and local consumer relevant experience. The study contributes new knowledge through developing conditions and determining strategies for localising retail design for global brands. This has implications on the theory and practice of retail design

Proceedings of the inaugural designing retail & service futures colloquium

These proceedings were created by compiling the papers presented at the first colloquium of the Special Interest Group (SIG) Designing Retail & Service Futures from the Design Research Society (DRS). The SIG was established in 2021 under the guidance of the Design Research Society. The SIG strives to gain a better understanding of the value of design in the commercial sector, including disciplines, such as interior design, architecture, retail and hospitality, branding, marketing, strategic design, design management and consumer psychology. Design and its value have been a subject of study for many years and from many different disciplinary perspectives (ranging from product design to marketing, business economics, service design, management, environmental psychology, (interior)architecture, etc.). However, these perspectives have been developed in a fragmented way with discrete research methods and results that present limitations to practically applying these findings holistically across the inter-related fields of design, retail, and services. Recent developments, that have been accelerated by the pandemic and the current economic crisis, show that in practice, services are becoming integral to retail and vice versa. The consumers’ needs and the dedication of retailers to serve these needs have sparked new approaches that unite both service and retail design. Whether it be online or offline (or both), for a product or a service or an experience, or all together... It is only natural that the research community support the development of this field through furthering insights. This colloquium focuses on bringing together various disciplines to contribute their related knowledge and insights with the objective of calibrating terms and meanings that strive for consensus across disciplines related to retail and service design. This is to work towards knowledge and practice-based contributions that strive for a more holistic and encompassing retail and service design future