Participatory Design

Photograph and Curriculum by Paula Hewitt, 2000.
Urban School Playground Design with 3D paper models

Students made models of the school building, trees, play equipment and
play areas. They negotiated over designs while moving the 3D paper models.
Below are Activity Plans and Worksheets you can customize. 

Cover Page
Acknowledgements

Participatory Design Process	1
Materials Needed	2
Meet students, teachers, custodian, neighbors	3
Decide who to involve in your project	4
Create your design team	5
Organize your project	6
Model Game	7
Visit your site. Study site & people’s use	8
Sensory Activities	9
Simple maps from memory	10
Study your site perimeter. Find & make maps	11
Study rain, puddles, and drains	12
Make maps & base model of your site	13
Write survey questions	14
Organizing survey answers	15
Visit parks and playgrounds	16
Interviewing experts for design principles	17

Site conditions	19
Play Value	20
Play Opportunities	21
Information you need to know	22
2D Model Game information	23
Sun and shade studies	24
Study how rain flows across your site	25
Study puddles after it rains	26
Map drains	27
How people use the place	28
Creating a timeline	29
Map neighborhood resources	31
Graph paper (1” squares)	32