Design is more powerful than we often realize. Trauma-informed design is the intentional creation of spaces that help people ...

Many architects and designers have highlighted the importance of taking into account all five senses during the design process, in order to create a successful user experience. Fortunately, many ...

Online interactions can create stress responses in users, but if designers and developers received trauma-informed training, the benefits would go well beyond “do no further harm.” Trauma-informed ...

Andrea Giovando believes design has the power to improve your day–and even your life. The principal and senior interior designer at Bond Architects was first introduced to the formal concept of trauma ...

A child may survive violence, homelessness, or other profoundly distressing circumstance, but that doesn’t mean it’s over. The stress-response system that trauma activates in the body can have ...

LIVE OAK, Texas — Ikea U.S. last week opened an in-store model of a permanent supportive housing unit built with sustainable materials and using the principles of trauma-informed design. The model, ...

The urgency of digital healing spaces is emphasized by the current mental health crisis, social fragmentation and rising inequality, which collectively demand innovative solutions to support ...

AMES, Iowa — An Iowa State University researcher is embarking on a new research path, paving the way in an emerging field of study within landscape architecture: trauma-informed environmental design.

In the fall of 2024, IKEA designed, built, and donated a housing unit to Towne Twin Village in San Antonio, Texas — a tiny ...