Research that Matters: Value Driven Design

BSA LifeStructures strives to produce inspired solutions that improve lives. We achieve this mission by employing an evidence-based approach to improve operations, costs, efficiency, productivity, and satisfaction. The BSA research interdisciplinary team engages with our architects, planners, interior designers, engineers, and clinicians to investigate, develop, or implement research-based knowledge across the healing, discovery, or learning disciplines. The applied research targets challenges our industry and clients encounter to provide design ideas that propel innovation and promote best practices for efficient, responsive, and value-driven design.

Research generates the intellectual fuel engine of innovation and growth for architectural practices. Our research team improves the knowledge by disseminating our findings in published peer-reviewed articles, white papers, or national conferences.

How Does Research Add Value?

• Understand Needs: Research enables designers, planners, and decision-makers to understand stakeholder needs, thoughts, and struggles through direct, anonymous, and comprehensive involvement.
• COMPARISON BENCHMARK: Compares current state to best-in-class peer institutions and industry standards.
• DECISION MAKING: Research helps prioritize and understand critical needs and goals as a team and engage diverse users of space.
• TO CREATE KNOWLEDGE: Architecture is a class of knowledge that should be developed through research. We understand how the built environment affects people’s cognition, behavior, feelings, and performance through research. The analysis lets decision-makers explore new construction methods, environmental impact, or innovative materials.