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Item Restricted Designing kindergartens : between design intention and everyday use(2020) Rosales, Geraldine; Ebert, Carola; Larsen, Sigurd; bachelor thesis in Interior Design"It is certain that children are the first building block of society's structure and helping them achieve their potential is crucial for the future. The first place where a child has social contact with others apart from his immediate family is generally kindergarten. Away from home, kindergarten becomes the place where the child spends most of their time. Now more than ever, there is a growing awareness of the importance of kindergarten, the impact it has on the child, and how the environment within must be optimized and designed with purpose and deliberateness. Alongside the quality of the educators and the educational program, the physical surroundings are then seen as the third educator. [...] [D]espite the fact that education professionals already recognize the importance that physical spaces, be they interior or exterior, have upon the development of the child, we know relatively little about the experiences and opinions of architects in combination with the educators. Designing kindergartens aims to determine how design concepts can be applied to interior spaces in such a way that they may optimize the development and learning process of the child as much as possible. [...] Keeping in mind the impact that interior design might have on the child's learning experience, and taking into account the quality of the physical infrastructure of the three kindergarten examples, I will attempt to answer the following questions: 1. How does design relate to education? 2. How can a kindergarten be designed or constructed in a way that it motivates self-initiated activities? 3. What is particular about the interior design of each of these kindergartens?"Item Restricted Developing an adaptable interior for children between 4 and 6, in kindergarten to enhance their influence on the interior design(2018) Wolf, Pia; Larsen, Sigurd; Pöğün-Zander, Yüksel; Faculty of Architecture and Design; Berlin International University of Applied Sciences"[T]he aim of this paper is the development and design of an adaptable and personalizable kindergarten interior for children between 4 and 6 that enhances the influence of children on the design of the interior. The adaptable interior will provide stimulating elements and offer the possibility to personalize and change parts of their physical surroundings. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to answer the following questions: 1. How can children actively influence interior spaces in kindergarten? 2. How does the interior stimulate and limit the influence of the children? 3. How can adaptability and personalizability of the interior be enhanced to enhance the influence of children on their environment?"Item Restricted Gender Stereotypes in the Design of Toys and Toy Packaging(2022) Mina Brattsti Bache-Mathiesen; Anwandter, Juan Almarza; Wittner, Benjamin; Faculty of Architecture and Design; Berlin International University of Applied SciencesAI-GENERATED ABSTRACT: Abstract: Children are exposed to gender stereotypes from a young age, and these stereotypes are evident in various aspects of their lives, including achievements, education, and toy preferences. Toys play a significant role in children's development and learning, but the use of gender stereotypes by toy designers and manufacturers perpetuates the notion that there is only one correct way to be a boy or a girl. This thesis investigates the effects of gender stereotypes on children through toys and explores the relationship between innate desires and learned behavior. It examines the development of gender-specific toy design and the approaches employed by designers and manufacturers. The thesis aims to benefit graphic designers by promoting a cautious design approach, parents by encouraging progressive upbringing, and toy manufacturers by advocating for inclusive design, marketing, and advertisement. The scope of the thesis focuses specifically on gender stereotypes in toys for children, considering their impact on cognitive abilities, imagination, creativity, and consumer purchasing decisions. The research encompasses children between the ages of two and twelve, acknowledging that this is a crucial period for social influence. The thesis draws upon data from Western civilizations, primarily the United States and Europe. It acknowledges the existence of other gender identities beyond male and female but limits the analysis to these two genders due to the limited available data. The methodology employed consists of a literature review, examining existing publications, articles, and studies on gender stereotypes, cultural aspects, gender relations, and children's behavioral habits. It also explores the historical background of gender signifiers such as pink and blue. Additionally, the thesis investigates toy design, marketing, and advertising, considering children's preferences and gendered design. The data collection involves analyzing books, journals, case studies, articles, and videos. Keywords: gender stereotypes, children, toys, toy design, gender-specific design, literature review, cultural aspects, gender relations, cognitive development, marketing, advertisingItem Restricted Spaces for Kids : Multifunctional spaces for Kinderläden(2021) Breuer, Claudia Michaela; Brünjes, Katrin; Hillmann-Regett, Jan; Interior Architecture / Interior DesignMACHINE-GENERATED SUMMARY NOTE : In Berlin, parents can have their children looked after free of charge from the age of one. The choice of childcare facilities is wide, but places are scarce. Whether it is a kindergarten, daycare or a Kinderladen1 - parents can decide which facility they suit the best to their child. If they want a facility with small groups, a particular pedagogical concept and a good childcare ratio, the choice often falls on one of the many Kinderläden in the city (Berlin 2021). This Thesis deals with the premises of Kinderläden, whose official name is Eltern-Initiativ- Kindertagesstätte (EKT). (Berlin 2021) What is a Kinderladen? Kinderladen / Kinderläden (plural) would be translated as children shops in English. No, these shops do not sell children, nor are there any toys or children's clothes for sale. Kinderläden, nowadays also often called parent initiatives, are small crèches and daycare centres self-governed by parents or educators. Their legal form is usually that of a non-profit association, in which the parents are members and provide the board of directors (BAGE 2021). On the one hand, this gives the parents a great deal of influence on all matters and the association's development. On the other hand, it also means bearing responsibility and volunteering for the facility. This commitment usually manifests itself in administrative work, cleaning, cooking or janitorial work. This commitment is time-consuming and not always fun, but it leads to a high level of identification with "their" parents' initiative / Kinderladen (BAGE 2021). Kinderläden have a history going back to the 1968s. The motivation for founding them was the criticism of the authoritarian upbringing of children that prevailed at the time, the general lack of kindergarten places and the demand for women's self-determination. The "Aktionsrat für die Befreiung der Frau" (Action Council for the Liberation of Women), founded by students of the Free University of Berlin, set up the first Kinderläden in Berlin in order to have more time for their political work (Berliner Kinderläden, 1970, 27). At that time, Kinderläden were established in vacant shops, especially in the big cities. That is where the name Kinderladen comes from, as they were usually opened in former stores. Why does a Kinderladen need multi functionally designed rooms? Of course, premises in former stores, where most Kinderläden are still located today, are not designed for the needs of daycare centres from the beginning. They often have to be extensively converted by the founders and furnished appropriately. There are various guidelines and requirements to be observed (DaKS 2019, 27-31). Since the founders of the Kinderladen are seldom architects or interior designers, this is a great challenge. The rooms of the Kinderläden are places where children spend much time, where they have their first experiences with other children, their environment and themselves. They are rooms in which children should be able to find their way around as well as in their homes. After all, they will spend most of their daytime here until they go to school. State kindergartens, or those of large sponsors, have a team of architects and interior designers for a kindergarten's new construction or renovation. Parents' initiatives are on their own. During the start-up phase, they have to look for a suitable building, the pedagogical concept, the staff, the financing, the future children, the food and much more. In the end, there are usually only a few weeks left for designing the space in these already tricky premises. Since the available space in Kinderladen is usually limited, not every room function can be accommodated in separate rooms. Most of the time, the rooms are furnished in a functional way, often with furniture from furniture catalogues. Impractical room layout, or missing furnishings, poor acoustics, inadequate lighting, such mistakes happen very often. The head of a Kinderladen in Kreuzberg described that such sources of error only become apparent during the Kinderladens operation. She also mentioned, for this reason Kinderläden often improve or redesign the rooms during the annual summer closing time (usually three weeks in summer). This is time-consuming and shortens their holiday period. But instead of improving the rooms, shouldn't educators rather enjoy their holidays and then start the new daycare year refreshed and full of energy? This work aims to improve the premises of Kinderläden by answering the following questions: How can the furnishing and multifunctionality of indoor spaces improve the quality of space in Kinderläden by creating versatile play opportunities? How can it be designed at the children's eye level to promote their independence and at the same time create a well-functioning working environment for educators? Can it be advantageous for Kinderläden to have multifunctional spaces for sustainable reasons? Since state-specific guidelines and regulations apply in Germany when planning and designing the interiors of daycare centres for children, this work focuses on Kinderläden in Berlin. The individual regulations will not be discussed further in this paper, but they will be taken into account in the subsequent design project. Since the variety of pedagogical concepts in Kinderläden is so numerous, they are not included in this work. Likewise, the crèche area is left out and only spaces for children between the ages of 3 and 6 are consideredItem Restricted The effect of multisensory environments in autism centers through design(2020) Al-Janabi, Rawan; Pöğün-Zander, Yüksel; Starck, Adrian von; bachelor thesis in Interior Design"This study attempts to describe and to define the behavioural impact of autistic children on spatial sequencing and the appropriate building materials. The study makes an effort to understand the psychology of children with autism and attempts to provide an appropriate environment where they can improve the abilities of children with disabilities and provide an environment of unwinding, relaxation, and enjoyment. In this study, I aim to investigate how a multisensory environment affects the autistic children's behavior, and how it can provide enough stimulation to be integrated into an autism center."Item Restricted The influence of interior design on children's psychology in paediatric health zones(2020) Kamal, Fatima; Ebert, Carola; Larsen, Sigurd; bachelor thesis in Interior Design"This thesis aims to study the positive influence of interior design on the psychological well-being of children occupying paediatric health zones. [...] There are a lot of design aspects that need to be taken into account when considering children's different needs in a space, such as: functionality, health, proportion, aesthetics, etc. However this research focuses on the psychological aspect which plays an important role in interior design especially when the target occupants are children and the target spaces are healthcare facilities, since children need more attention to improve their psychological development through their childhood, and paediatric healthcare facilities are considered to be uncomfortable places for children, full of fear caused by the unfamiliar environment and the lack of information, and thus need more attention from interior designers. Hamstech institute's blog stated that Interior design has a major influence on human psychology by affecting the occupants' mood, behavior and well being. There is a wide range of interior design elements and factors that shape a space, and each one of them is guided by the psychology of the space, that eventually creates a bond between the occupants of the space and its environment (2018). The aim of this paper is to study the positive influence of interior design on children's psychological well-being by showing how color, light and spaciousness influence children's experiences in paediatric health zones, to be able to provide strategies of application of the chosen design elements to the interior spaces."