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The Designer's Guide to Doing Research : Applying Knowledge to Inform Design.
Organized to follow the workflow of an architect or interior designer, this book introduces tools for busy practitioners to find and apply research for their design projects. Tools for planning, executing, and ultilizing research are presented in an easily followed format along with case studies, so...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chichester :
John Wiley & Sons,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Designer's Guide to Doing Research; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Research versus Insight; The Research/Design Relationship; Why This Book?; Why Research?; Design as Research; Knowing; Thinking and Knowing; A Scientific Method; Asking the Right Questions; Chapter 1: Design Research and Its Influence on the Practice of Design; Generalizing Design Thinking; Design Research as a Means for Attraction and Retention; Design Research as a Means for Social Reform; Design Research as a Response to the Need for Design Speed; Design Research to Build a Sustainable Knowledge Base.
- Design Research to Gain Understanding of Cultural DistinctionsDesign Research as a Source of Value; Core Concepts; A Story of Practice: Making the Implicit Explicit; Chapter 2: Researching: Context, Process, General Concepts; Economic Context of Design and Research; Design Process; Research Process; "Good" Research; Owning the Information; Planning and Organizing a Project-Specific Comprehensive Research Plan; Overview of Types of Research; Differences in Types of Research: Applied or Theoretical; Comparing Research Tools.
- Merits of Using Several Different Research Tools to Answer Any Research QuestionCore Concepts; Chapter 3: What to Learn; Informing Design-Related Change; Design-Project-Based Information Gathering; Social-Science-Based Information Needs; Core Concepts; Chapter 4: The Goals of Project Initiation; Research for Competitive Advantage; Secondary Information; Peer-Reviewed Studies; Literature Reviews; Within-Firm Archival Research; Experience Sampling Method; Design Charettes; A Story of Practice: A Research-Based Marketing Strategy; Chapter 5: The Goals of Investigation.
- Research as a Process of Discovering a Client's NeedsInterviews; Cognitive Mapping; Repertory Grid; Annotated Plans; Content Analysis--Verbal Material; Content Analysis--Visual; Surveys; Public Parks Survey; A Story of Practice: It Starts with Programming; Chapter 6: The Goals of Integration in Schematic Design; How Research Informs the Schematic Design Process; Research Shapes Refining the Design Strategy; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); Behavior Mapping; Observation; Space Syntax; Social Network Analysis; Discussion Groups; Space Simulation; Experiments.
- A Story of Practice: Schematic DesignA Story of Practice: Design Development; Chapter 7: The Goals of Implementation; How Research Informs the Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE); Post-Occupancy Evaluations; Case Studies; A Story of Practice: Post-Occupancy Evaluation; Chapter 8: How to Maintain and Access Research Findings; Raw Resources; Organizational System; Additional Considerations; Core Concepts; Conclusion; Additional Sources of Information for Design Researchers; Index; Color Insert.