Overview
Architecture students often struggle with dry textbooks. To solve this, I designed an interactive digital museum that replaces passive reading with active exploration. The platform transforms the study of 'urban eyesores' into a compelling narrative, making Brutalist history accessible and engaging.
My role
Research, concept, UX/UI.
Design Field
Web Design
Client
Studential Project
Year
2026
The problem
Through interviews with 5 architecture students, three main barriers emerged.
Inaccessibility
Existing resources overwhelm visual learners with heavy text, burying complex historical data.
Scattered Information
Research feels broken. students have to jump between unrelated sites to find the full story.
Poor Usability
Navigating the filters is unintuitive and heavy, breaking the student's creative flow.
The solution
The platform uses a structuralist UI, interactive glossary, and dynamic filtering to turn architectural history into an engaging experience.
I created the 'Architecture Student' persona to represent the main user. This character express the main pain points of the users.
Sitemap
Based on the interviews and the student persona, I organized the site into three simple layers to help the user learn.
Layer 01 - Introduction
Designed as an onboarding experience, this layer uses scroll interactions to guide users to three key geographic regions
Layer 02 - Main region
A regional deep dive featuring an interactive timeline and five key buildings for in-depth study.
Layer 03 - In-depth building analysis
Detailed building analysis with glossary integration. A final CTA guides users to the next landmark.
After building the sitemap, I mapped out the user journey. This illustrates the site's main flow.
Wireframe
Wireframe
Wireframe
The Design
After solidifying the visual style and gathering inspiration, I started designing the main flow and additional pages.
Conclusion
The pivotal moment in this project was realizing that for an architecture student, accessibility equals engagement. While the content is historical, the user is a modern visual learner. Addressing their frustration with dense, academic text allowed me to design an interface that turns research into a creative flow. I am proud to have created a platform that doesn't just store information, but actively helps students connect with it.
