What if campus planning didn't start with buildings, but with belonging?
Influencing the Way People Feel
Well-planned design elements relating to each of the Experience Design Constructs often create positive emotions which enrich an experience. Research into specific emotional responses to each construct has revealed one primary emotion or feeling for each construct.
Introducing XD|MP
A New Way of Thinking About Campus Design
Experience is not a byproduct of great design.
It is the design.
XD|MP (Experience Design Master Planning) is an interactive approach to campus planning that intentionally maps design elements to create an enriched campus experience.
Built on almost three decades of planning and architectural practice, XD|MP focuses on connecting human experiences to the physical campus setting.
Experience Design Constructs
These constructs are perhaps the most influential elements contributing to the campus experience.
sense of
PURPOSE
A planned and determined intention to achieve a long-term ambition that is both individually meaningful and widely transformative.
sense of
BELONGING
The basic human need to identify and feel accepted as part of a larger group.
sense of
COMMUNITY
A conscious identification and commitment members have of group investment and belonging.
sense of
CONNECTEDNESS
Being or feeling socially, emotionally, spiritually, or professionally linked with others and with place.
sense of
DISTINCTION
Standing out due to special qualities or unique characteristics.
Experience Design Themes
sense of
PURPOSE
Having meaningful ambition.
sense of
BELONGING
Being an integral part of a whole.
sense of
COMMUNITY
Group commitment and investment.
sense of
CONNECTEDNESS
Being linked with others and place.
sense of
DISTINCTION
Being different.
Identifying and mapping the interaction of design elements which elicit Purpose, Belonging, Community, Connectedness, and Distinction is at the core of the XD|MP approach.
