Dear Chris,
Two more references that were not on Gavin's list:
Biggs, M. A. R., & Büchler, D. (2007). Rigor and practice-based research. Design Issues, 23(3), 62-69.
Biggs, M. A. R., & Büchler, D. (2008). Architectural practice and academic research. Nordisk Arkitekturforskning / Nordic Journal of Architectural Research, 20(1), 83-94.
Best wishes,
Per
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Centre for Philosphy and Design
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Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 06:46:08 +0000
From: Christopher Kueh <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Architectural Design Research
Dear list=2C
=20
I am currently working on developing and improving Architectural Research M=
ethods unit at Curtin University=2C Western Australia. One of the important=
aspects that I am looking into is Design as Research. This area emphasises=
design process itself as investigation process. Just wondering if anyone c=
an point me to some literature in this area. So far=2C I have in my list: A=
rchitectural Research Quarterly=3B some publications from RMIT=2C including=
Peter Downton's Design Research=3B Design Research Now by Ralf Michel (ed)=
=3B Designerly Ways of Knowing by Nigel Cross.
=20
Also any suggestions on how to run research methods in design (in general) =
would be great for me! This includes which area in Design Research do you t=
hink is lacking body of knowledge.
=20
Thanks!
-Chris Kueh
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Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:03:13 +1000
From: Gavin Melles <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Architectural Design Research
Dear Chris
The idea of design as research in the area of architecture is out there
but not universally shared. You would be better reading the journal of
archietcture education (JAE) which has discussed this. In addition, I
doubt whether Nigel Cross's work contributes to this notion as his
agenda in the book you mention and his other work is NOT a vindication
of this. You might pay attention to one of the leading edges of design
(including in architecture
http://www.worldarchitecturenews.com/index.php?fuseaction=3Dwanappln.proj=
ectview&upload_id=3D2376)
which is design anthropology (e.g.
http://www.dmst.aueb.gr/louridas/pubs/louridas-bric.pdf). Shortly I will
publish into Design Studies (no volume yet) a major study on research
methods in doctoral design and I could let you have a draft version if
it helps. I am sure that the rest of the list wil also help you.
In addition to all the others people wil give you I offer you should
also have these
Ball, L. (2002). Preparing graduates in art and design to meet the
challenges of working in the creative industries: a new model for work.
Art, Design & Communication in Higher Education, 1(1), 10-24.
Buchanan, R. (2001). Design Research and the New Learning. Design
issues, 17(4), 3-17.
Cliff, A. F., & Woodward, R. (2004). How do academics come to know? The
structure and contestation of discipline-specific knowledge in a Design
school. Higher Education, 48(3), 269-274.
Cross, N. (1999). Design Research: A Disciplined Conversation Design
Issues, 15(2), 5-10.
Cross, N. (2006). Designerly ways of knowing. London: Springer.
Dallow, P. (2003). Representing creativeness: practice-based approaches
to research in creative arts. Art, Design & Communication in Higher
Education, 2(1), 49-66.
Diaz, L. (1998). Digital Archeology: Design Research and Education.
Connecting Historical Narratives and Digital Environments. Leonardo,
31(4), 283-287.
Durling, D. (2002). Discourses on research and the PhD in Design.
Quality Assurance in Education, 10(2), 79-85.
Friedman, K. (2003). Theory construction in design research: criteria:
approaches, and methods. Design Studies, 24, 507-522.
Griffiths, R. (2004). Knowledge production and the research - teaching
nexus: the case of the built environment disciplines. Studies in Higher
Education, 29(6), 709 - 726.
Hubka, V., & Ernst Eder, W. (1987). A scientific approach to engineering
design. Design Studies, 8(3), 123-137.
Laing, S., & Brabazon, T. (2007). Creative Doctorates, Creative
Education? Aligning Universities with the Creative Economy. Nebula,
4(2), 253-267.
Lawson, B. (1997). How designers think : the design process demystified
(Completely rev. 3rd ed.). Oxford ; Boston: Architectural Press.
Love, T. (2002). Constructing a coherent crossdisciplinary body of
theory about designing and designs: some philosophical issues. Design
Studies, 23, 345-361.
Moore, G. (1998). Pedagogic Structures of Doctoral Programs in
Architecture. In J. Wineman (Ed.), Doctoral Education in Architecture
Schools: The Challenge of the 21st Century (pp. 59-65). Atlanta, GA:
Georgia Institute of Technology.
Newbury, D. (1996). Knowledge and research in art and design. Design
Issues, 17, 215-219.
Newbury, D. (2002). Doctoral education in design, the process of
research degree study, and the =E2=80=98trained researcher=E2=80=99. Art,=
Design &
Communication in Higher Education, 1(3), 149-159.
Owen, C. L. (1997). Design research: building the knowledge base. Design
Studies, 19(1), 9-20.
Pedgley, O., & Wormald, P. (2007). Integration of Design Projects within
a Ph.D. Design Issues, 23(3), 70-85.
Piotrowski, A., & Robinson, J. W. (2001). The discipline of
architecture. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
Prentice, R. (2000). The Place of Practical Knowledge in Research in Art
and Design Education. Teaching in Higher Education, 5(4), 521 - 534.
Pritchard, T., Heatly, R., & Trigwell, K. (2005). How art, media and
design students conceive of the relation between the dissertation and
practice. Art, Design & Communication inRoth, S. (1999). The State of Des=
ign research. Design Issues, 15(2),
18-26.
Sargent, P. (1994). Design science or nonscience. Design Studies, 15(4),
389-402.
Seago, A., & Dunne, A. (1999). New Methodologies in Art and Design
Research: The Object as Discourse. Design Issues, 15(2), 11-17.
Dr Gavin Melles BA (Auckland University), MLing (University of Costa
Rica), EdD (Deakin University)
Research Fellow, Faculty of Design
http://www2.swinburne.edu.au/design/nidr/
Swinburne University of Technology
Associate Fellow, Communications Research Insitute
http://www.communication.org.au/
>>> Christopher Kueh <[log in to unmask]> 17/09/08 4:46 PM >>>
Dear list,
=20
I am currently working on developing and improving Architectural
Research Methods unit at Curtin University, Western Australia. One of
the important aspects that I am looking into is Design as Research. This
area emphasises design process itself as investigation process. Just
wondering if anyone can point me to some literature in this area. So
far, I have in my list: Architectural Research Quarterly; some
publications from RMIT, including Peter Downton's Design Research;
Design Research Now by Ralf Michel (ed); Designerly Ways of Knowing by
Nigel Cross.
=20
Also any suggestions on how to run research methods in design (in
general) would be great for me! This includes which area in Design
Research do you think is lacking body of knowledge.
=20
Thanks!
-Chris Kueh
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Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 19:00:14 +1000
From: David Sless <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Architectural Design Research
On 17/09/2008, at 4:46 PM, Christopher Kueh wrote:
> I am currently working on developing and improving Architectural =20
> Research Methods unit at Curtin University, Western Australia. One =20
> of the important aspects that I am looking into is Design as =20
> Research. This area emphasises design process itself as =20
> investigation process. Just wondering if anyone can point me to some =20=
> literature in this area.
Hi Christopher,
My research is not in the area of architectural design, it's in =20
information design, But you might find some of the ideas in a recent =20
paper of mine useful because of what it says about design as research =20=
and the links between design research and philosophy:
> Sless D 2007
> Designing Philosophy
> Visible Language 41-2 101-26
Also, it might be useful to distinguish between research, which most =20
designers do not do, even when they claim to be doing it, and routine =20=
investigation, which many designers use and mistakenly call research. =20=
As an example from another discipline, consider the temperature, =20
pulse, blood pressure, and blood tests which a doctor might undertake =20=
to diagnose an illness. When a doctor does this type of investigation =20=
it is not generally considered to be 'research'. These are routine =20
investigative procedures, part of clinical practice. Of course, =20
temperature, blood tests etc. can be used as part of a research =20
program, but that is a different matter. So, in our information design =20=
practice we routinely undertake something like 20 different =20
investigations at the start of a project, using a variety of methods, =20=
and during a project we routinely use 'diagnostic testing'=97a =20
specialised form of usability testing=97but we would not consider this =20=
'research', in much the same way that a doctor does not consider =20
taking a patient's temperature as 'research'. On the other hand, =20
developing the 20 types of investigation and the procedures for =20
diagnostic testing was research, just as the first doctors to =20
investigate the link between health and temperature etc were doing =20
research.
But I suspect that a lot of what is called 'design research' is a type =20=
of routine clinical investigation, using known investigative methods =20
as a normal part of design practice. Conflating the idea of routine =20
investigation with research is tempting, particularly in an education =20=
system which places an added value on 'research' but I don't think it =20=
helps towards making better designers.
(In some quarters, I could be taken out and shot for this last comment.)
=46rom a beautiful spring day in Melbourne, best wishes.
David
--=20
blog: www.communication.org.au/dsblog
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Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:35:00 +0200
From: Ben Matthews <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Architectural Design Research
Dear Chris and list,
In addition to the resources David and Gavin have shared, I have found the
research into practice conference and resulting publications (working paper=
s
in art and design) exceptionally valuable for discussions concerning the
relations between design and research.
http://sitem.herts.ac.uk/artdes_research/papers/wpades/index.html
Stephen Scrivener's reflections there (among others) are well worth looking
at.
Much of the discussion of design as research seems to refer to Frayling
and/or Archer's papers, though copies of these can be a little difficult to
track down.
Archer B. 1995. The nature of research. Co-design Journal 2:6-13
Frayling C. 1993. Research in art and design. Royal College of Art Research
Papers 1:1-5
On a side note, I recently (with Tuuli Mattelm=E4ki from University of Art &
Design, Helsinki) presented at a PhD Summerschool on 'design experiments',
organised by Thomas Binder & Eva Brandt in Copenhagen; Pelle Ehn, Lars
Halln=E6s & Johan Redstr=F6m were also among the presenters, and each
presentation treated the relationship of research & design in a different
way. We hope to compile the presentations into some kind of publication in
the near future. I'm happy to send you the abstracts if you're interested.
All the best,
Ben
--=20
Ben Matthews
Associate Professor
Mads Clausen Institute
University of Southern Denmark
On 9/17/08 8:46 AM, "Christopher Kueh" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear list=3D2C
> =3D20
> I am currently working on developing and improving Architectural Research=
M=3D
> ethods unit at Curtin University=3D2C Western Australia. One of the importa=
nt=3D
> aspects that I am looking into is Design as Research. This area emphasis=
es=3D
> design process itself as investigation process. Just wondering if anyone=
c=3D
> an point me to some literature in this area. So far=3D2C I have in my list:=
A=3D
> rchitectural Research Quarterly=3D3B some publications from RMIT=3D2C includi=
ng=3D
> Peter Downton's Design Research=3D3B Design Research Now by Ralf Michel (e=
d)=3D
> =3D3B Designerly Ways of Knowing by Nigel Cross.
> =3D20
> Also any suggestions on how to run research methods in design (in general=
) =3D
> would be great for me! This includes which area in Design Research do you=
t=3D
> hink is lacking body of knowledge.
> =3D20
> Thanks!
> -Chris Kueh
> _________________________________________________________________
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Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:36:12 +0200
From: Lars Albinsson <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: SV: Architectural Design Research
A possible connection: At least in the IS field the concept of "design
science" is coming more and more. The basic idea (IMHU - in my humble
understanding) is that you research a situation by designing an =
artifact.
Typically if you want to research web interfaces for search engines you
would build one or more interfaces and put them to use, rather than =
"just"
studying the use of existing interfaces. One of the points are that you
learn more on design by designing.
I have no idea if there is any uptake architecture research.
The whole thing goes back to Simons Science of the Artificial. A =
widespread
ref is: March, S. T., & Smith, G. F. (1995). Design and natural science
research on information technology. Decision Support Systems, 15(4),
251-266.
Cheers,
Lars
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=C4mne: Architectural Design Research
Dear list,
=20
I am currently working on developing and improving Architectural =
Research
Methods unit at Curtin University, Western Australia. One of the =
important
aspects that I am looking into is Design as Research. This area =
emphasises
design process itself as investigation process. Just wondering if anyone =
can
point me to some literature in this area. So far, I have in my list:
Architectural Research Quarterly; some publications from RMIT, including
Peter Downton's Design Research; Design Research Now by Ralf Michel =
(ed);
Designerly Ways of Knowing by Nigel Cross.
=20
Also any suggestions on how to run research methods in design (in =
general)
would be great for me! This includes which area in Design Research do =
you
think is lacking body of knowledge.
=20
Thanks!
-Chris Kueh
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Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 20:40:18 +1000
From: Gavin Melles <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Architectural Design Research
Dear Ben, Chris & list
Actually I am very surprised that any architectural faculty, school
etc., would takie instruction from the newer design disciplines about
how to do research. What is going on?
>>> Ben Matthews <[log in to unmask]> 17/09/08 7:35 PM >>>
Dear Chris and list,
In addition to the resources David and Gavin have shared, I have found
the
research into practice conference and resulting publications (working
papers
in art and design) exceptionally valuable for discussions concerning the
relations between design and research.
http://sitem.herts.ac.uk/artdes_research/papers/wpades/index.html
Stephen Scrivener's reflections there (among others) are well worth
looking
at.
Much of the discussion of design as research seems to refer to Frayling
and/or Archer's papers, though copies of these can be a little difficult
to
track down.
Archer B. 1995. The nature of research. Co-design Journal 2:6-13
Frayling C. 1993. Research in art and design. Royal College of Art
Research
Papers 1:1-5
On a side note, I recently (with Tuuli Mattelm=C3=A4ki from University of=
Art
&
Design, Helsinki) presented at a PhD Summerschool on 'design
experiments',
organised by Thomas Binder & Eva Brandt in Copenhagen; Pelle Ehn, Lars
Halln=C3=A6s & Johan Redstr=C3=B6m were also among the presenters, and ea=
ch
presentation treated the relationship of research & design in a
different
way. We hope to compile the presentations into some kind of publication
in
the near future. I'm happy to send you the abstracts if you're
interested.
All the best,
Ben
--=20
Ben Matthews
Associate Professor
Mads Clausen Institute
University of Southern Denmark
On 9/17/08 8:46 AM, "Christopher Kueh" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear list=3D2C
> =3D20
> I am currently working on developing and improving Architectural
Research M=3D
> ethods unit at Curtin University=3D2C Western Australia. One of the
important=3D
> aspects that I am looking into is Design as Research. This area
emphasises=3D
> design process itself as investigation process. Just wondering if
anyone c=3D
> an point me to some literature in this area. So far=3D2C I have in my
list: A=3D
> rchitectural Research Quarterly=3D3B some publications from RMIT=3D2C
including=3D
> Peter Downton's Design Research=3D3B Design Research Now by Ralf Miche=
l
(ed)=3D
> =3D3B Designerly Ways of Knowing by Nigel Cross.
> =3D20
> Also any suggestions on how to run research methods in design (in
general) =3D
> would be great for me! This includes which area in Design Research do
you t=3D
> hink is lacking body of knowledge.
> =3D20
> Thanks!
> -Chris Kueh
> _________________________________________________________________
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Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:56:13 +0000
From: Christopher Kueh <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Architectural Design Research
Dear Gavin=2C
I am not so surprise=2C instead i think it's about time different design di=
sciplines start to cross. Being a believer in inter- and cross-disciplinary=
design=2C i see that's how the Design industry is heading. More over=2C de=
sign-in-general has an established history (and i think we have quite a fai=
r bit of discussion on disciplinary and inter-/cross-disciplinary on this l=
ist). If design can be seen as general=2C i think design research too can b=
e so.
In my case=2C it's not that much of architecture 'taking instruction' from =
from other disciplines=2C but more of an exchange. I teach across graphic/i=
nformation deign and architectural design=2C and i do see the benefits of o=
ne discipline learning from another. I strongly believe we have a lot to le=
arn from each other in the years that we have developed our own expertise i=
n each design disciplines.
cheers
Chris
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> Date: Wed=2C 17 Sep 2008 20:40:18 +1000
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Architectural Design Research
> To: [log in to unmask]
>=20
> Dear Ben=2C Chris & list
>=20
> Actually I am very surprised that any architectural faculty=2C school
> etc.=2C would takie instruction from the newer design disciplines about
> how to do research. What is going on?
>=20
>>>> Ben Matthews 17/09/08 7:35 PM>>>
> Dear Chris and list=2C
> In addition to the resources David and Gavin have shared=2C I have found
> the
> research into practice conference and resulting publications (working
> papers
> in art and design) exceptionally valuable for discussions concerning the
> relations between design and research.
> http://sitem.herts.ac.uk/artdes_research/papers/wpades/index.html
> Stephen Scrivener's reflections there (among others) are well worth
> looking
> at.
> Much of the discussion of design as research seems to refer to Frayling
> and/or Archer's papers=2C though copies of these can be a little difficul=
t
> to
> track down.
> Archer B. 1995. The nature of research. Co-design Journal 2:6-13
> Frayling C. 1993. Research in art and design. Royal College of Art
> Research
> Papers 1:1-5
>=20
> On a side note=2C I recently (with Tuuli Mattelm=E4ki from University of =
Art
> &
> Design=2C Helsinki) presented at a PhD Summerschool on 'design
> experiments'=2C
> organised by Thomas Binder & Eva Brandt in Copenhagen=3B Pelle Ehn=2C Lar=
s
> Halln=E6s & Johan Redstr=F6m were also among the presenters=2C and each
> presentation treated the relationship of research & design in a
> different
> way. We hope to compile the presentations into some kind of publication
> in
> the near future. I'm happy to send you the abstracts if you're
> interested.
> All the best=2C
> Ben
> --=20
> Ben Matthews
> Associate Professor
> Mads Clausen Institute
> University of Southern Denmark
>=20
> On 9/17/08 8:46 AM=2C "Christopher Kueh" wrote:
>=20
>> Dear list=3D2C
>> =3D20
>> I am currently working on developing and improving Architectural
> Research M=3D
>> ethods unit at Curtin University=3D2C Western Australia. One of the
> important=3D
>> aspects that I am looking into is Design as Research. This area
> emphasises=3D
>> design process itself as investigation process. Just wondering if
> anyone c=3D
>> an point me to some literature in this area. So far=3D2C I have in my
> list: A=3D
>> rchitectural Research Quarterly=3D3B some publications from RMIT=3D2C
> including=3D
>> Peter Downton's Design Research=3D3B Design Research Now by Ralf Michel
> (ed)=3D
>> =3D3B Designerly Ways of Knowing by Nigel Cross.
>> =3D20
>> Also any suggestions on how to run research methods in design (in
> general) =3D
>> would be great for me! This includes which area in Design Research do
> you t=3D
>> hink is lacking body of knowledge.
>> =3D20
>> Thanks!
>> -Chris Kueh
>> _________________________________________________________________
>> Join the Fantasy Football club and win cash prizes here!
>> http://fantasyfootball.malaysia.msn.com=3D
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Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:14:39 -0700
From: Harold Nelson <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Architectural Design Research
Hi Chris
I would suggest that you take a look at an article by Prof. Gordon
Rowland that was just published or that will soon be published in the
journal Educational Technology. In this article Gordon discusses the
different relationships between design and research strategies. I am
not sure of the issue but I have copied Gordon into this message so
that he can provide the particulars.
Harold Nelson
On Sep 16, 2008, at 11:46 PM, Christopher Kueh wrote:
> Dear list,
>
> I am currently working on developing and improving Architectural
> Research Methods unit at Curtin University, Western Australia. One
> of the important aspects that I am looking into is Design as
> Research. This area emphasises design process itself as
> investigation process. Just wondering if anyone can point me to some
> literature in this area. So far, I have in my list: Architectural
> Research Quarterly; some publications from RMIT, including Peter
> Downton's Design Research; Design Research Now by Ralf Michel (ed);
> Designerly Ways of Knowing by Nigel Cross.
>
> Also any suggestions on how to run research methods in design (in
> general) would be great for me! This includes which area in Design
> Research do you think is lacking body of knowledge.
>
> Thanks!
> -Chris Kueh
> _________________________________________________________________
> Join the Fantasy Football club and win cash prizes here!
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Trustee & Past-President; International Society for Systems Science
www.isss.org
Affiliated faculty, M. Eng., U. Wash.
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T
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Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:03:20 -0400
From: Gordon Rowland <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Architectural Design Research
Harold,
Thanks for the plug. I believe the article is coming out in November.
The reference (without page numbers) will be as follows: Rowland, G.
(2008, November-December). Design and research: Partners for
educational innovation. Educational Technology.
Gordon
Hi Chris
I would suggest that you take a look at an article by Prof. Gordon
Rowland that was just published or that will soon be published in the
journal Educational Technology. In this article Gordon discusses the
different relationships between design and research strategies. I am
not sure of the issue but I have copied Gordon into this message so
that he can provide the particulars.
Harold Nelson
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Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:10:05 -0400
From: Cameron Tonkinwise <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Architectural Design Research
Groat, L and Wang, D
_Architectural Research Methods_
Wiley 2001
A useful survey
Zeisel, J
_Inquiry by Design_
Norton 2006 (1981)
Republished needs analysis via phenomenology/ethnography of
socio-psychological responses to dwelling types and forms
(EDRA - wherefore art thou?)
Mitchell, C T
_User Responsive Design_
Norton 2002
A more recent contribution in the same context as Zeisel
(user-centred architecture? - that'll be the day)
If 'design as research' means 'the designed (sketched or
prototyped) artifact as a research tool', you may want to
look at some of the work that brings together
a) sociology of technology (Latour et al)
b) organizational studies (Knorr-Cetina)
c) HCI-inflected computer-aided design
These characterize the artifact as a 'boundary or epistemic
object' (Knorr-Cetina) or what Latour calls an 'immutable
mobile' - for example:
Jennifer Whyte's research:
http://www-edc.eng.cam.ac.uk/kim/people/jennifer-whyte.html
Kari Kjolle's research:
http://tinyurl.com/Kjolle
Yaneva Albena's research:
http://www.sed.manchester.ac.uk/architecture/staff/yaneva_albena.htm
An introductory survey by Kjetil Fallan in a recent Archi-
tectural Theory Review, Vol.13 No.1 (2008)
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a792526095~db=all
On the more rhetorical side is David Fleming's work on
architectural studios in the mid-late 90s:
http://people.umass.edu/dfleming/cv.html#Publications
Cameron
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Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:32:36 -0400
From: Celen Pasalar <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Architectural Design Research
Chris,
I will add the following to the list. I am currently using various sources for my class which is about "Research and Strategic Design Thinking". I will be happy to send you the syllabus, if needed.
Snyder, J. 1984. Architectural Research. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company
Thanks.
Celen Pasalar
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>From: Harold Nelson <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Sep 17, 2008 1:14 PM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Architectural Design Research
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>Hi Chris
>
>I would suggest that you take a look at an article by Prof. Gordon
>Rowland that was just published or that will soon be published in the
>journal Educational Technology. In this article Gordon discusses the
>different relationships between design and research strategies. I am
>not sure of the issue but I have copied Gordon into this message so
>that he can provide the particulars.
>
>Harold Nelson
>On Sep 16, 2008, at 11:46 PM, Christopher Kueh wrote:
>
>> Dear list,
>>
>> I am currently working on developing and improving Architectural
>> Research Methods unit at Curtin University, Western Australia. One
>> of the important aspects that I am looking into is Design as
>> Research. This area emphasises design process itself as
>> investigation process. Just wondering if anyone can point me to some
>> literature in this area. So far, I have in my list: Architectural
>> Research Quarterly; some publications from RMIT, including Peter
>> Downton's Design Research; Design Research Now by Ralf Michel (ed);
>> Designerly Ways of Knowing by Nigel Cross.
>>
>> Also any suggestions on how to run research methods in design (in
>> general) would be great for me! This includes which area in Design
>> Research do you think is lacking body of knowledge.
>>
>> Thanks!
>> -Chris Kueh
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>
>
>Harold G. Nelson, Ph.D.
>www.haroldnelson.com
>President; Advanced Design Institute
>www.advanceddesign.org
>Trustee & Past-President; International Society for Systems Science
>www.isss.org
>Affiliated faculty, M. Eng., U. Wash.
>http://www.me.washington.edu/people/faculty/hgnelson/
>
>T
Celen Pasalar, PhD
Director of Downtown Design Studio
Extension Planning Specialist
Campus Box 7701
Raleigh, NC 27695-7701
College of Design, North Carolina State University
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