Researcher

Margo Annemans

Research Expertise (University of Antwerp):Margo Annemans is trained as an engineer-architect and anthropologist. She is assistant professor at the Faculty of Design Sciences, University of Antwerp in the programme of Interior Architecture. She teaches qualitative research methods for (interior)designers and the master studio "Morphology of the Interior". She is fascinated by how the built environment impacts on the health and well-being of various users and how insight into user experience can be introduced in architectural design practice. Her research mainly focusses on care contexts (acute care, rehabilitation, psychiatry, palliative care, penance) in which she pays specific attention to health and well-being, user-experience, and inclusive design.

Keywords (University of Antwerp):CARE, USER, EXPERIENCE, ARCHITECTURE, Architecture, town and country planning

Disciplines (University of Antwerp):Human-centred design, Social and cultural anthropology, Design research, Inclusive design, Interior architecture practice
Disciplines (KU Leuven):Architecture not elsewhere classified

Research techniques (University of Antwerp):qualitative research methods: - (participatory) observations - individual interviews - focusgroup interviews - visual methods (video, photographs, drawings) - activity tracking - walk-along - workshops

Users of research expertise (University of Antwerp):(health)care organisations (health)care professionals (interior) architects designers