Erin Peavey

About

Erin Peavey, AIA, is an architect and design researcher at HKS. She bridges the gap between research and practice with a focus on design for health and wellbeing. Trained in architecture and psychology, Erin’s passion for creating environments that help people live well has driven her evidence-based, user-centered approach to design. In her leadership role at HKS, she helps integrate research and practice to advance the creation and communication of knowledge across the globe. Erin is also the host of the podcast Shared Space.

Recent Posts

How to Design Spaces for Human Connection

By embracing human-centric design, intentional spaces become platforms for community engagement and social integration and combat loneliness.

Building Connected Communities

Takeaways from a week at Harvard University with the U.S. Surgeon General paving the way to foster connected communities.

How School Design Can Help Children Feel Safe

Strategies from trauma-informed design can help more children feel safe and mentally well at school.

6 Ways to Design for Social Connection and Community

Want to use the built environment to foster social connection? A few simple evidence-based design strategies can help prevent and ease loneliness.

The ABCs of Creating a Brain-Healthy Workplace

Work got you down? A few brain-healthy adjustments to your workplace habits can help.

How Social Design Can Heal Our World

Overlapping crises can feel nothing short of an existential threat; but what if instead we saw them for the invitation they are?

3 Evidence-Based Strategies for More Connected Workplaces

More than half of workers are lonely, and remote workers have an increased risk of loneliness. Find out why and what you can do to design for greater connection in the workplace.

The Work of Rest: Investing in Yourself With a Sabbatical

Do you want a life more filled with joy and meaning? The revolutionary act of rest can go a long way.

The Ties That Bind: Why Social Networks Matter

Social ties can improve employment, health, and childhood education. Here's how to create places to foster connection and combat loneliness.

3 Olympic Athletes Who Helped Me Stop Competing

Struggling to balance it all? How to listen to your inner voice and redefine your worth.