Design Research in Architecture : An Overview (Paperback, New ed)

Contents: Introduction, Murray Fraser; Design research: the first 500 years, Jonathan Hill; An 'artificial' science of architecture, Philip Steadman; What if design practice matters?, Richard Blythe and Leon van Schaik; Design research and critical transformations: situating thought, projecting action, Katya Grillner; Design research: translating theory into practice, Shane Murray; A way with words: feminists writing architectural design research, Jane Rendell; This is research by design, Johan Verbeke; Space is not a thing, Leslie Kavanaugh; Even more than architecture, Richard Coyne; Returning Duchamp's urinal to the bathroom? On the reconnection between artistic experimentation, social responsibility and institutional transformation, Teddy Cruz; 'A two-fold movement': design research as dialectical critical practice, Murray Fraser; Indicative bibliography; Index.