Research methods for architecture / Ray Lucas

By: Lucas, Ray
Language: English Publisher: London : Laurence King Publishing Ltd., [2016]Copyright date: c2016Description: 208 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cmContent type: text Media type: unnediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781780677538Subject(s): Architecture -- ResearchDDC classification: 720.72
Contents:
Introduction: What is architectural research? Part 1: Fundamentals of Architectural Research Chapter 1: Defining your research question Chapter 2: Defining your research methodology Chapter 3: Building your literature review Chapter 4: Cross-disciplinary working and collaboration Chapter 5: Conducting and documenting fieldwork Chapter 6: Conducting interviews and communication Chapter 7: Writing up Part 2: Practical Applications and Case Studies Chapter 8: Material culture Chapter 9: Environmental psychology Chapter 10: Architectural histories Chapter 11: The politics of space Chapter 12: Philosophy, phenomenology and the experience of space Chapter 13: Ethnographic research Chapter 14: Drawing, diagrams and maps Chapter 15: Conclusion: Theory and practice
Summary: While fundamentally a design discipline, architectural education requires an element of history and theory, grouped under the term 'research'. However, many students struggle with this part of their course. This practical handbook provides the necessary grounding in this subject, addressing essential questions about what research in architecture can be. The first part of the book is a general guide to the fundamentals of how to do research, from assembling a literature review to conducting an interview. The second section presents a selection of case studies dealing with such topics as environmental psychology, the politics of space, ethnographic research and mapping.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: What is architectural research?

Part 1: Fundamentals of Architectural Research

Chapter 1: Defining your research question

Chapter 2: Defining your research methodology

Chapter 3: Building your literature review

Chapter 4: Cross-disciplinary working and collaboration

Chapter 5: Conducting and documenting fieldwork

Chapter 6: Conducting interviews and communication

Chapter 7: Writing up

Part 2: Practical Applications and Case Studies

Chapter 8: Material culture

Chapter 9: Environmental psychology

Chapter 10: Architectural histories

Chapter 11: The politics of space

Chapter 12: Philosophy, phenomenology and the experience of space

Chapter 13: Ethnographic research

Chapter 14: Drawing, diagrams and maps

Chapter 15: Conclusion: Theory and practice

While fundamentally a design discipline, architectural education requires an element of history and theory, grouped under the term 'research'. However, many students struggle with this part of their course. This practical handbook provides the necessary grounding in this subject, addressing essential questions about what research in architecture can be. The first part of the book is a general guide to the fundamentals of how to do research, from assembling a literature review to conducting an interview. The second section presents a selection of case studies dealing with such topics as environmental psychology, the politics of space, ethnographic research and mapping.

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