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Universal Design Lab
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The lab studies universal design and how to build systems that leave no one behind.
AboutAbout the lab
Leaving no one behind, designing together
Associate Professor Yanfang Zhang specializes in universal design and social design.
After practicing universal design in professional design settings, the professor now conducts research in education.
Guided by the principle of "leaving no one behind," the lab studies systems for designing and growing together while respecting diversity, as well as methods for social implementation.
The lab also works on building networks for design research and education by collaborating with industry and research institutions in Japan and abroad.
Key terms
- Universal Design
- Design that aims to ensure no one among a diverse population is left behind. The core principle of the research is "leaving no one behind"
- Design Workshop
- A setting where participants gather to work on design. This research deals with participatory methods of running workshops on SDGs themes
- Social Implementation
- Turning the outcomes produced in a workshop into a form that is actually used in society
ResearchResearch themes
From the standpoint of universal design and social design, the lab studies mechanisms that allow diverse people to take part in design together, and ways to bring the outcomes of workshops into society. Research themes include methods for running design workshops, SDGs education conducted jointly by high schools and universities, and signage in public facilities.
*Illustrative imageSocial Implementation of Workshop Outcomes
The lab studies, from the perspective of design methods, mechanisms for implementing the outcomes of design workshops in society.
Running Participatory SDGs Workshops
The lab studies how to run participatory design workshops on the theme of the SDGs.
*Illustrative imageSDGs Education Across High Schools and Universities
The lab studies SDGs education that draws on design methods and is carried out through collaboration between high schools and universities. It is presented as an initiative called the "SDGs Design School."
*Illustrative imagePublic Facility Signage and Universal Design
The lab studies signage in public facilities from the perspective of universal design.
MembersFaculty
- Associate ProfessorYanfang Zhang
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “If you don't see this- I still need it. Blue Badge version” Posty / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Social Implementation of Workshop Outcomes: “Design Thinking Workshop WMDE Prototyp Bus” Corinna Schuster (WMDE) / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- SDGs Education Across High Schools and Universities: “A classroom at the American High School in Herzliya (FL63447922)” IPPA photographer / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
- Public Facility Signage and Universal Design: “Sign-1180330, Heuston Station, Dublin, Ireland” Leimanbhradain / CC BY 4.0 (cropped)
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