Purpose The architectural profession faces an increasingly complex ethical landscape. In
recent decades, the ethical foundations for architecture–formally defined in professional …

Purpose There are several studies showing that end-users' participation in the architectural
design process of houses is critical to their satisfaction (eg Önder et al., 2010; Ammar et al …

Much has been exhorted to pursue participatory building design (PBD) but little has been
done to enhance it owing to difficulties such as participant inclusion and clarity of …

Building information modeling (BIM) is increasingly used during the conceptual design
phase, which focuses on simulations such as energy usage analysis and comfort levels, like …

This research addresses housing customisation by using digital tools in co-design
processes. This paper introduces the development of a Graphical User Interface (GUI) that …

Purpose The increase in waste and carbon emissions from the construction industry
continues to fester although sustainable design approaches such as designing for …

Purpose In this paper, we investigate the current conditions as well as possibilities of a
better interaction between architects and user–clients in the Belgian single-family housing …

This paper presents the co-design process implemented throughout a project called “My
Architect and I” and the prototypes of tools that emerged from it. These prototypes aim to …

The term" briefing" in construction projects can be defined as a process for continuously
eliciting and validating requirements and matching them with the proper stages in the right …

Résumé Les relations entre les architectes et leurs clients-usagers représentent toujours
une difficulté majeure pour chacune des deux parties, notamment au fil des processus de …