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Dear Dave, There are rich and extensive literatures in these areas. As a start try Googling any of your terms. Also add "MIS" (Management Information Systems) and "programming" and "modelling" for the software realm. For other rich sources use Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Architecture. There are more recent desing 'pattern' models such as 'aspects' I notice you have posted your query also on other sites. You might find http://catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html useful. Best wishes, Terry -----Original Message----- From: PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and related research in Design [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dave Wood Sent: Wednesday, 15 July 2009 5:48 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Software Design Models and/or Design Patterns Hi colleagues, Can anyone point me in the right direction to some key/seminal research on: . software design models . design or represented models and any guidance on whether Design Patterns is just a synonym for Design Models or something different. I have a few academic papers that cite Christopher Alexander's name. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Dave Wood Visual Communication PhD Researcher Student, ECA http://sthelens.academia.edu/DaveWood/