Design Research in Architecture: An Overview
Murray Fraser
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What is the role of design research in the types of insight and knowledge that architects create? That is the central question raised by this book. It acts as the introductory overview for Ashgate’s major new series, ’Design Research in Architecture’ which has been created in order to establish a firm basis for this emerging field of investigation within architecture. While there have been numerous architects-scholars since the Renaissance who have relied upon the interplay of drawings, models, textual analysis, intellectual ideas and cultural insights to scrutinise the discipline, nonetheless, until recently, there has been a reluctance within architectural culture ... Read more
What is the role of design research in the types of insight and knowledge that architects create? That is the central question raised by this book. It acts as the introductory overview for Ashgate’s major new series, ’Design Research in Architecture’ which has been created in order to establish a firm basis for this emerging field of investigation within architecture. While there have been numerous architects-scholars since the Renaissance who have relied upon the interplay of drawings, models, textual analysis, intellectual ideas and cultural insights to scrutinise the discipline, nonetheless, until recently, there has been a reluctance within architectural culture ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
350
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Design Research in Architecture
Condition
New
Weight
980g
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781409462170
SKU
V9781409462170
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Ref
99-1
About Murray Fraser
Murray Fraser is Professor of Architecture and Global Culture at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College, London, UK.
Reviews for Design Research in Architecture: An Overview
’Recently in many architectural schools efforts intensified to further develop architectural research. Exciting new avenues are being explored, relying upon the design skills of architects and urban designers, combining them with intellectual rigor and in-depth thinking, in order to imagine new spatialities and to unfold hitherto unknown spatial experiences. This series highlights the innovative results of these explorations, opening up ... Read more