Research · PhD thesis · University of Adelaide

Reconceptualising Design Thinking as Assemblage Using a Multimodal Neurocognitive Approach

Case study: virtual reality fidelity effects on architectural design

Status
Submission November 2026
School
Architecture and Built Environment
Supervisors
Rongrong Yu (principal), Ning Gu, Ina Bornkessel-Schlesewsky, Fan Zhang, Jimmy Cao
Methods
VR, EEG, FBS protocol analysis, mixed-effects models
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Abstract

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Contributions

  • Design Thinking AssemblageA framework for reading design thinking as an assemblage of bodies, tools, environments and cognition.
  • THINCAn analytical pipeline linking FBS-coded protocols with EEG oscillatory power.
  • Design ConstellationsAn interpretive framework for cognitive state transitions during design.

Chapters

  1. Introduction
  2. Literature review
  3. Methodology