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Ahmed, S and El-Sayegh, S (2022) The challenges of sustainable construction projects delivery – evidence from the UAE. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 18(03), 299–312.

Behnia, B, Kheirollahi, M, Sahragard, M and Soltanifar, A (2022) A conceptual model for children’s participation in the architectural design process: exploring deep participation. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 18(03), 344–67.

Dao, B, Kermanshachi, S, Shane, J, Anderson, S and Damnjanovic, I (2022) Developing a logistic regression model to measure project complexity. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 18(03), 226–40.

Eilouti, B (2022) Form follows users: a framework for system-based design. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 18(03), 204–25.

Ismail, S, Che Ibrahim, C K I, Belayutham, S and Mohammad, M Z (2022) Analysis of attributes critical to the designer’s prevention through design competence in construction: the case of Malaysia. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 18(03), 325–43.

Kamal, E M, Lou, E C, Yusof, N and Osmadi, A (2022) Absorptive capacity of Malaysian SME construction organisations. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 18(03), 313–24.

Laovisutthichai, V, Lu, W and Bao, Z (2022) Design for construction waste minimization: guidelines and practice. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 18(03), 279–98.

Leistner, S, Honold, C, Maierhofer, M, Haase, W, Blandini, L, Sobek, W, Roth, D, Binz, H and Menges, A (2022) Research on integral design and planning processes for adaptive buildings. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 18(03), 241–60.

Mediastika, C E, Sudarsono, A S and Kristanto, L (2022) Indonesian shopping malls: a soundscape appraisal by sighted and visually impaired people. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 18(03), 184–203.

Type: Journal Article
Keywords: Visually impaired people; perception; soundscape; soundwalk; shopping mall;
ISBN/ISSN: 1745-2007
URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2020.1833829
Abstract:
Similar to normal-sighted people, visually impaired people also like to spend leisure time in shopping malls. Regrettably, public facilities in developing countries hardly accommodate the visually impaired, who mainly use their sense of hearing. A soundwalk method was employed to collect the sonic perception of sighted and visually impaired people in shopping malls, and varimax rotated principle analysis was used to extract the data. The results reveal that soundscape dimensions of pleasantness and space are the two most prominent factors for both groups of participants. In general, the visually impaired perceived the surveyed shopping malls more favourably than the sighted, which is unexpected. They also perceive soundscape dimensions of danger and direction using the hearing sense alone, which can help improve shopping malls. In contrast, the sonic perception of the sighted is somehow mixed with visual perception.