E1: Trauma-informed educational spaces, Lorne McConachie, Principal Emeritus of Bassetti Architects

MuseumX: Designing Experiences for Good

Episode Summary

What might a trauma-informed space look and feel like? I interview Lorne, an architect who spent his career building schools and education spaces. During the episode, we discuss the reasons for and importance of trauma-informed design (TID), the free TID workbook Lorne’s team created, and how museum professionals might use it to guide designs of trauma-informed spaces and experiences.

Download the free TID workbook, or connect with Lorne’s team

Lorne and team invites those who use the free workbook to be in touch with feedback and perhaps guidance on how a museum-focused workbook might be created.

Download their FREE trauma-informed workbook: https://www.bassettiarch.com/tidworkbook

Email Lorne’s team to collaborate or with feedback: [e-mail]

Bassetti Architects website: https://www.bassettiarch.com/

Bassetti Architects TID page: https://www.bassettiarch.com/values/tid

Bassetti Architects LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/1567541

Links to books discussed in episode

The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk

Original study on ACES, Adverse Childhood Experiences

Brain Rules, John Medina

Link to Stef’s episode sketch Sometimes my brain processes design concepts, ideas or strategies as visualizations. Here's what came up for me during this episode:

Episode Viz

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