Axschat with Cathy Dalton.Responsive environments, healthcare environments, affective computing
Channel: Antonio Vieira Santos
Date: 2015-03-24

About Cathy:
PhD in Architecture, UCC, 2014.

PhD thesis: 
MyRoom: A user-centred model of affective responsive architecture.

Research interests:
Responsive architecture, computationally-enabled architecture,environment and well-being, user-centred design, Inclusive Design, the effects of aesthetics, light and colour in the built environment. 

Seeking to continue research into prototypical responsive environments and the development of bespoke visual and multimedia therapeutic applications; specialist healthcare design consultancy.

Founding partner and former Director of Dalton + O'Donnell Architects + Interior Designers
MRIAI
Former treasurer, Institute of Design and Disability
Visiting critic, WIT School of Architecture
Former External Examiner in Interior Design, Limerick Senior College

Specialities: Responsive environments, healthcare environments, affective computing; health care facilities design and procurement, innovative healthcare/special needs design, corporate/commercial interior design, corporate identity, access consultancy.