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Architecture as a Platform: What Makes a Building Evolve?

Ankitha Gattupalli — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000

Not long ago, recent enough to feel current, architecture entered a moment in which buildings became legible as products. The framing offered discipline and a refreshed perspective to an industry that often deems novelty more precious than operational clarity. Nudging exercises of "form" towards repeatability, user experience, performance, and scalability prepared buildings to be a "product" that could now be evaluated. Architecture is more answerable to how well it works, how clearly it communicates its use, and how consistently it delivers its intended experience.

The City as Interface: How Legible Cities Rethink Wayfinding Using UX Design

Ankitha Gattupalli — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 07:30:00 +0000

Design disciplines, like user experience (UX) design, have evolved to excel at devising experiences that make digital interfaces navigable. They accomplish this through a deep understanding of user needs and by mapping user journeys with meticulous attention to detail. The city represents a physical interface experienced by multiple users - residents, tourists, people of various ages and genders each experiencing it uniquely. In a time where digital interfaces are crafted for frictionless user experiences, why do many cities remain challenging to navigate?

The Employee Experience: Designing Workplaces from User Research

Ankitha Gattupalli — Mon, 27 Nov 2023 07:30:00 +0000

The average person spends approximately 90,000 hours, equivalent to one-third of a lifetime, at work. The workplace can be a second home to adults, and spending multiple hours has fueled a longstanding desire for change within the workplace. Over the decades, various factors, including pandemics, economic crises, and changing generational preferences, have impacted the nature of work and the places people work in. The recent phenomena of the Great Resignation and the widespread adoption of remote and hybrid work arrangements have accelerated the transformation of workplaces. In response, organizations are increasingly prioritizing the overall employee experience, recognizing the need to create environments that accommodate evolving work structures while fostering satisfaction, engagement, and well-being among their workforce.

Human-Centered Design: What Architects Can Learn from UX Designers

Ankitha Gattupalli — Sun, 13 Nov 2022 06:30:00 +0000

The architectural practice has always been rooted in what people now call “human-centered design”. The term, coined by Irish engineer Mike Cooley in his 1987 publication “Human-Centred Systems” describes a design approach around identifying people’s needs and solving the right problem with simple interventions. Architecture balances between being aesthetic art and practical design. With multiple collaborators and goals for the project, the needs of the end-user often get compromised in the design process. To help architects better design for people, new methodologies may be inspired by human-centered design techniques developed by user experience (UX) designers.

Manuel Lima on How Data Visualization Can Shape Architecture and Cities

Fabian Dejtiar — Fri, 03 Jul 2020 10:00:00 +0000

Manuel Lima is a designer, researcher and author well known for his work on visualizing and mapping complex networks. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, he was named one of the "50 Most Creative and Influential Minds" by Creativity magazine, and is both the founder of VisualComplexity.com and a Senior UX Manager at Google.

The Problem with the “Designification” of Health Care

Kyle Chayka — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 06:45:00 +0000

A wave of service providers and clinics is using catchy branding and interior design to attract patients frustrated with old-guard medical facilities. But is further commodification of health care the answer?

Why a Career in UX Design is Perfect for Dissatisfied Architects

Gavin Johns — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 04:30:00 +0000

This article by Gavin Johns was originally published on Medium as "Architects, stop everything and pursue a career in UX."