Research Seminar — Reimagining Evidence-Based Design and Research

Seminar

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Date

25 Feb 2026
Organiser

PolyU Design
Time

10:00 - 12:00
Venue

Zoom

Speaker

Prof. Debajyoti Pati

Enquiry

PolyU Design 2766 6305 sd.phd@polyu.edu.hk

Summary

This talk examines the reason why environmental design research information has had greater penetration into design decision-making only in the past 25–30 years. While a substantial body of exemplary knowledge has been produced in academia since the 1960s, it may not be entirely erroneous to argue that the penetration of evidence-based (EB) knowledge in design decision-making has not been as optimal as originally envisaged. Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, however, an unprecedented level of environmental design research penetration has been witnessed in the healthcare design sector. What could be the reason? How could this be possibly expanded to the broader context of design practice? What could we learn from the past, and how could we possibly strategise the future? The speaker will draw from his personal experiences in corporate and academic research, as well as in design practice, over 35 years in three countries, to posit his views on these questions.

This seminar is open to all PolyU PhD students and SD staff.
This Zoom meeting accommodates 100 participants at most.
Event registration is required and on a first-come, first-served basis.
Successful registrants will receive a confirmation email with the Zoom meeting details before the event.

Keynote Speaker

Prof. Debajyoti Pati

Professor and Rockwell Endowment Chair, Department of Design, Texas Tech University

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Debajyoti Pati is a professor and Rockwell Endowment Chair in the department of design, Texas Tech University (TTU). He has published widely on the topics of health, healthcare design, public architecture, judicial facilities, performance-based design, and indicators of facility performance. His publications include 138 book chapters, scientific articles, and full conference proceedings. He has also published in national trade magazines and has been quoted/cited in various regional/national media. He is on the Stanford/Elsevier World’s 2% Scientists list. Dr. Pati was twice voted among the 25 most influential people in healthcare design. He has received numerous awards for research excellence, served as a juror/reviewer at the national/ international level, and secured extramural research funding from federal, private, as well as industry sources. He is currently serving on the board of the Swiss Center for Design and Health, and the Editorial Board of HERD Journal, among others. He is a fellow of the Indian Institute of Architects and served in the corporate sector in the United States before moving to TTU in 2011.

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