Doctoral Thesis Defense: Sigrun Lurås
Sigrun Lurås is set to defend her PhD thesis ”Systemic design in complex contexts. An enquiry through designing a ship’s bridge” at AHO on Friday 22nd of January 2016. Read more »
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Designers are increasingly being engaged in projects for complex, high-risk domains. Yet, little research has been conducted that addresses how designers experience such projects, what kinds of challenges they face, and how they may manage these challenges. This PhD research project addresses the design in one such domain: the offshore ship industry. The project is part of the Ulstein Bridge Concept Project. More »
This project has been completed
A visit to sea with the Bourbon Topaz: Informing the future ship’s bridge
The gates at quay 23 in Tananger opened slowly and I walked in to the restricted area at the port with butterflies in my stomach. I was going out with a supply vessel to the North Sea for the first time. The reason why I was going out with ... Read more »