[article] Insinööritieteiden korkeakoulu / ENG

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  • Case Study on Design Management: Inefficiencies and Possible Remedies
    (2015) Dave, Bhargav; Pikas, Ergo; Koskela, Lauri; Liias, Roode
     School of Engineering | A4 Artikkeli konferenssijulkaisussa
    Delivering better products with a reduced lead time and less resources has become the primary focus of design management. The aim of this work is to revisit typical design management inefficiencies and discuss possible remedies for these problems. To this end, a case study and interviews with seven Estonian architects were carried out. The data obtained was analyzed within the framework of the transformation-flow-value theory of production. Despite its failure to deliver customer value, a single-minded transformation view of operations has been the dominant approach taken in design management and processes, leading to inefficiencies in design practices.
  • Community Informatics in Cities: New Catalysts for Urban Change.
    (2014) Horelli, Liisa; Sadoway, David
     School of Engineering | A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
  • Design for gender equality - the history of cohousing ideas and realities
    (2012) Vestbro, Dick Urban; Horelli, Liisa
     School of Engineering | A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
    Today’s development of alternative types of housing with communal spaces and shared facilities, called cohousing, has been influenced by utopian visions, practical proposals and implemented pro-jects far back in the past. This article traces the driving forces behind the various models of communitarian settlements, cooperative housekeeping, central kitchen buildings, collective housing and collaborative residential experiments while focusing specifically on the design and gender aspects of these models. An emphasis is given to feminist arguments for cohousing, as well as a discussion of the patriarchal resistance against various forms of housing and living based on equality and neighbourly cooperation. The article includes an analysis of the relief of house work burdens and of the possibility for men to be courageously domesticated through this type of housing. The main research methods comprise analyses of literature and the researchers’ own practical experiences of cohousing. The authors claim that cohousing in Scandinavian and some other countries has contributed to a more equal distribution of responsibilities for house work. However, the number of people living in cohousing is still too small to influence the gender segregation of labour markets. It is furthermore concluded that design factors, such as the quality of shared spaces, easy access to common rooms and indoor communication, are important for the smooth functioning of cohousing.
  • The methodology of user-sensitive service design within urban planning
    (2010) Wallin, Sirkku; Horelli, Liisa
     School of Engineering | A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
    The increasingly complex living environment poses challenges in everyday life that thetraditional urban planning cannot meet. We argue that the methodology, called the user-sensitiveservice design within urban planning, is viable for many stakeholders in a situation,where the infrastructure of everyday life is shattering and the uncertainty and ambiguity of theplanning process and outcomes are prevailing (Forester 1993). Our aim is to present themethodology and its application in the planning and development of digitised services in aneighbourhood of Helsinki. The methodology turns out to be a hybridiser and a bridge builderthat embeds urban planning in the local context. In addition, it is a vehicle for transfering theplanning content to the phases of implementation and use, resulting in the emergence ofglocal digital spaces.
  • The role of shared space for the building and maintenance of community from the gender perspective - a longitudinal case study in a neighbourhood of Helsinki
    (2013) Horelli, Liisa
     School of Engineering | A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
    Cohousing is here referred to as a form of housing with communal spaces, shared facilities and activities. Irrespective of the long history of cohousing, it constitutes only a small part of the total housing stock even in countries that regard cohousing as an alternative dwelling choice. Surprisingly, the importance of shared spaces has often been underestimated, although their role in the coproduction of community is significant, which in turn is one of the key driving forces for expanding cohousing into new markets. The aim of the article is to examine and discuss the role of shared space for the building and maintenance of community and its consequences for everyday life from the gender perspective. I argue that shared spaces are important for the building and maintenance of community, but they have a triple role, which together has an impact. Nevertheless, the Community House is a necessary but not a sufficient condition for the communal culture and its positive or negative consequences for the gender roles and the residents involved with care.
  • ViBR – Conceptualising a Virtual Big Room Through the Framework of People, Processes, and Technology
    (2015) Dave, Bhargav; Pikas, Ergo; Kerosuo, Hannele; Mäki, Tarja
     School of Engineering | A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
    The “Big Room” in construction refers to a large facility supporting the colocation of the entire project team, where some of the critical problems such as delays in decision-making, problems in communication, disparity in design iterations are eliminated, and trust is increased. However, one of the most demanding aspects of this concept is the almost constant presence of the project participants, which may be difficult for small or medium projects. We therefore propose “Virtual Big Room”, where the concept of collocation of workers will be deployed through virtual technologies. A combination of product and process modelling techniques along with communication and social network tools are proposed to develop the proposed platform that will integrate the entire supply chain through the project lifecycle (i.e. design, construction, handover).
  • When Self-Organization Intersects with Urban Planning: Two Cases from Helsinki
    (2015) Horelli, Liisa; Saad-Sulonen, Joanna; Wallin, Sirkku; Botero, Andrea
     School of Engineering | A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
    Participation as self-organization has emerged as a new form of citizen activism, often supported by digital technology. A comparative qualitative analysis of two case studies in Helsinki indicates that the self-organization of citizens expands the practice of urban planning. Together, they enable the mobilization of different groups around issues related to urban space. The consequences have become visible in temporary uses of places, event making and community development through bottom-up cultures. However, the lacking links to decision-making constrains new solutions and creative actions.