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User | Interface

Kapadia, Niraj

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2011, MARCH, University of Cincinnati, Design, Architecture, Art and Planning: Architecture.

User interface design is the study of the interaction between man and machine. Advancements in user interface stem from both technological innovations as well as social changes in our world. This thesis aims to apply the principles of user interface to enhance the interaction between humans and the built environment; a relationship that inherently has the intimacy and tangibility that the tech world may never experience, yet is oftentimes estranged from the user.

Architecturally, this interface can occur at thresholds, details, or material joints. As a means to test the advantages that user interface oriented design can have on a space, these principles will be applied towards redesigning an entrance to the Bay Area Rapid Transit subway station located at the Embarcadero in San Francisco. A transit station affords the greatest opportunity for interface as it requires special attention to material quality, wayfinding, lighting, security, and information transmission. By applying the adaptability of computational interfaces to the tactility of architectural spaces, a more meaningful interface between user and building can be explored.

George Bible, MCiv.Eng (Committee Chair)
Michael McInturf, MARCH (Committee Chair)
130 p.

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  • Kapadia, N. (2011). User | Interface [Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1306501343

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kapadia, Niraj. User | Interface. 2011. University of Cincinnati, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1306501343.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kapadia, Niraj. "User | Interface." Master's thesis, University of Cincinnati, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1306501343

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)