Behavior by Design: Can Design Make Us Better People?
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Beyond aesthetics, well designed environments impacts everyone and enables us to enjoy: Improved wellbeing, business and medical outcomes; reduced isolation loneliness and crime; safe neighborhoods and strong communities. Conversely, bad design can interfere with all of these. Data collected in & on spaces reveals correlations between spatial design and human behavior. Can designers tune design for desired human behavior? Should we? Who decides?
This session will present projects and research that illustrate the outcome of spatial design on its occupants and the potential for design-orchestrated behavior. The session will invite audience members into discussion on the implications for the possible future of design.
David Euscher, ASID, IIDA, NCIDQ, WELL
Vice President, Studio Design Director
Corgan
David is driven by a passionate curiosity about the interplay between culture, technology, and design. With each project, he seeks understanding of the context, culture, and aspirations of those he serves, while staying focused on the human experience. David earned a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Master of Architecture from The Ohio State University. David is the 2025 Chair of the ASID National Board of Directors and is the Interiors Studio Design Director in the Houston office of Corgan, a global leader in architecture and interior design.
Elizabeth Von Lehe, NCIDQ, ASID
Interior Design Director
HDR
Elizabeth Von Lehe currently serves as Design Director at HDR, based in New York and developing projects across the country and internationally. An award-winning design leader with professional experience across multiple industries, Elizabeth champions a holistic approach to design, embracing not only the built form, but branding, curation and the development of user experience from every angle. An active member of ASID, she has served on the national board of directors, and served on a variety volunteer committees. Elizabeth also serves as a graduate mentor and adjunct professor for a special studio course with Institut Paul Bocuse in Lyon, France.
Dawn Haynie, Ph D., ASID Educator
Research Fellow
ASID
Dr. Dawn Haynie offers a distinctive, interdisciplinary approach to design. She has extensive experience as a researcher, practitioner, and educator across the disciplines of urban design, architecture, interiors, and graphic design. Her work combines research-based strategies with the lessons learned though her years of professional practice to enhance the spatial experience. As the Research Fellow for the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), she is managing their internal and external research on the interior design industry.
This content will not be available until 06/09/2025 at 8:00 AM (EDT)
