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Architecture and Urban Design

This Library Research Guide is intended as a starting place for UCLA researchers, pointing to resources and strategies for finding information about architecture and urban design topics.

Design Research, Design Thinking, and Research Methods

Looking Beyond the Structure by Dan Bucsescu; Michael Eng
Call Number: B809.2 .B83 2009 Arts Library

ISBN: 9781563677199
Visual Notes for Architects and Designers by Norman Crowe; Paul Laseau
Call Number: NA2750 .C76 2012 Arts Library

ISBN: 9780470908532

Modern Construction Case Studies by Andrew Watts
Call Number: Available Online

ISBN: 9783035617795

Date: 2019-06-17
Basics : architecture and dynamics by Franziska Ullmann
Call Number: NA2750 .U45 2011 Arts Library

ISBN: 9783709103234
Building Knowledge in Architecture by Richard Foqué
Call Number: NA2750 .F657 2010 Arts Library, SRLF

ISBN: 9789054875451
Design Research : methods and perspectives by Brenda Laurel (Editor); Peter Lunenfeld (Preface by)
Call Number: TA174 .D483 2003 Arts Library

ISBN: 0262122634
Evidence Based Design : a process for research and writing by David A. Kopec; E. Sinclair; Bruce Matthes; Dak Kopec
Call Number: NA2570 .K67 2012 Arts Library

ISBN: 9780132174060
Informing Design by Joan I. Dickinson; John P. Marsden
Call Number: NK2116.4 .I64 2009 Arts Library

ISBN: 9781563675638
Problem Solving and Critical Thinking for Designers by Christine M. Piotrowski
Call Number: NA2750 .P54 2011 Arts Library, YRL

ISBN: 9780470536711
Product Development and Architecture by Uta Pottgiesser (Editor); Holger Strauß (Editor)
Call Number: NA2543.T43 P7613 2013 Arts Library, SRLF

ISBN: 9783034608411

Architectural Research by James C. Snyder (Editor)
Call Number: NA2000 .A69 1984 Arts Library

ISBN: 0442282117
Architectural Research Methods by David Wang; Linda Groat
Call Number: NA2000 .G76 2002 Arts Library

ISBN: 9780471333654
Design As Research : positions, arguments, perspectives by Gesche Joost (Editor); Katharina Bredies (Editor); Michelle Christensen (Editor); Florian Conradi (Editor); Andreas Unteidig (Editor)
Call Number: NA2750 .D395 2016 Arts Library

ISBN: 9783035609196
Design Innovation for the Built Environment : research by design and the renovation of practice: by Michael U. Hensel (Editor)
Call Number: NA2000 .D47 2012 Arts Library

ISBN: 9780415596640
Design Research : methods and perspectives by Brenda Laurel (Editor); Peter Lunenfeld (Preface by)
Call Number: TA174 .D483 2003 Arts Library

ISBN: 0262122634
The Designer's Guide to Doing Research : applying knowledge to inform design by Sally Augustin; Cindy Coleman
Call Number: NA2750 .A94 2012 Arts Library

ISBN: 9780470601730
Informing Design by Joan I. Dickinson; John P. Marsden
Call Number: NK2116.4 .I64 2009 Arts Library

ISBN: 9781563675638
Inquiry by Design by John Zeisel; John P. Eberhard (Foreword by)
Call Number: BF353 .Z44 2006 Arts Library, Biomed Library

ISBN: 0393731847
Landscape Architecture Research by M. Elen Deming; Simon Swaffield
Call Number: SB469.4 .D46 2011 Arts Library

ISBN: 9780470564172
Perspectives on architectural design research : what matters - who cares - how. by edited by Jules Moloney, Jan Smitheram & Simon Twose
Call Number: NA2750 .P47 2015 Arts Library

ISBN: 3887784618
Reading Architecture and Culture by Adam Sharr (Editor)
Call Number: NA2560 .R38 2012 Arts Library

ISBN: 9780415601429
Research Methods and Techniques in Architecture by Elzbieta Danuta Niezabitowska
Call Number: NA2000 .N5413 2018 Arts Library

ISBN: 9781138055971
Revealing Architectural Design by Philip Plowright
Call Number: NA2750 .P59 2014 Arts Library

ISBN: 9780415639019
Visual Research Methods in Design by Henry Sanoff
Call Number: NA2750 .S25 1991 Arts Library

ISBN: 0442238274
When architects and designers write draw build? : essays on architecture and design research by edited by Jørgen Dehs, Martin Weihe Esbensen and Claus Peder Pedersen.
Call Number: NA2000 .W44 2013 Arts Library

ISBN: 8790979354

Architecture from the Inside Out : from the body, the senses, the site, and the community by Karen A. Franck; R. Bianca Lepori
Call Number: NA2750 .F73 2007 Arts Library

ISBN: 9780470057834
Ask the Right Question : a rational approach to design for all in Italy by Luigi Bandini Buti
Call Number: NA2547 .B36 2018 Arts Library; Also Available Online

ISBN: 9783319963457
Ethnography for Designers by Galen Cranz
Call Number: NA2543.S6 C74 2016 Arts Library

ISBN: 9781138121089
Hack the Experience : new tools for artists from cognitive science by Ryan Dewey
ISBN: 9781947447660

Online Access
Print: NX220 .D494 2018 Arts Library
Managing the Brief for Better Design by Alastair Blyth; John Worthington
Call Number: NA1996 .B59 2010 Arts Library

ISBN: 9780415460309
Problem Solving and Critical Thinking for Designers by Christine M. Piotrowski
Call Number: NA2750 .P54 2011 Arts Library, YRL

ISBN: 9780470536711
Programming & Research : skills and techniques for interior designers by Rose Mary Botti-Salitsky
Call Number: NK2116 .B68 2017 Arts Library

ISBN: 9781628929546

Art Practice as Research : inquiry in visual arts by Graeme Sullivan
Call Number: N85 .S84 2010 Arts Library

ISBN: 9781412974516
Artistic Research : strategies for embodiment by Christine Fentz (Editor); Tom McGuirk (Editor)
Call Number: N85 .A77 2015 Arts Library

ISBN: 9788787564953
Diagramming the Big Idea : methods for architectural composition by Jeffrey Balmer; Michael T. Swisher
Call Number: NA2750 .B3225 2012 Arts Library

ISBN: 9780415894081
Digital Poetics : an open theory of design-research in architecture by Marjan Colletti
Call Number: NA2728 .C625 2013 Arts Library

ISBN: 9781409445234
Drawn to Design : analyzing architecture through freehand drawing by Eric J. Jenkins
Call Number: * NA2708 .J46 2013 Arts Library Oversize*

ISBN: 9783034607988
Exploring : research-driven building design by Maryline Andersen (Editor); Emmanuel Rey (Editor)
Call Number: NA2000 .E97 2019 Arts Library

ISBN: 9783038601326
Idea Searching for Design : how to research and develop design concepts by David Bramston; YeLi YeLi
Call Number: TS171 .B695 2016 Arts Library

ISBN: 9781472581976

Articulating design thinking by Paul Rodgers (editor)
Call Number: NK1520 .A78 2012 Arts Library

ISBN: 9781907471513
Computational Design Thinking by Achim Menges; Sean Ahlquist
Call Number: NA2543 .T43 C667 2011 Arts Library

ISBN: 9780470665657
Design Thinking by Peter G. Rowe
Call Number: NA2750 .R68 1987 Arts Library, SRLF

ISBN: 0262181223
Design Thinking for Visual Communication by Gavin Ambrose
Call Number: NC997 .A83 2015 Arts Library

ISBN: 9781472572714
Design thinking in the digital age by Peter G. Rowe
Call Number: NA2728 .R69 2017 Arts Library

ISBN: 3956793773
Developing Your Design Process : six key concepts for studio by Albert C. Smith; Kendra Schank Smith
Call Number: NA2750 .S575 2015 Arts Library

ISBN: 9780415840712
Driving Desired Futures by Michael Shamiyeh (Editor)
Call Number: NK1520 .D75 2014 Arts Library

ISBN: 9783038215349
Revealing Architectural Design by Philip Plowright
Call Number: NA2750 .P59 2014 Arts Library

ISBN: 9780415639019
Theories of the Digital in Architecture by Rivka Oxman (Editor); Robert Oxman (Editor)
Call Number: NA2500 .T49 2014 Arts Library

ISBN: 9780415469234

Learning from Our Buildings by Federal Facilities Council Staff (Contribution by)
Call Number: Online Access

ISBN: 9780309076111

Creative Research : the theory and practice of research for the creative industries by Hilary Collins
Call Number: NC703 .C65 2019 Arts Library

ISBN: 9781474247085
Doing Global Urban Research by John Harrison (Editor); Michael Hoyler (Editor)
Call Number: HT110 .D65 2018 YRL

ISBN: 9781473978577
Doing Urban Research by Gregory D. Andranovich; Gerry Riposa (Editor)
Call Number: Online Access

ISBN: 0803939884
Handbook of methods for architecture and urban design by Andri Gerber, Stefan Kurath, Holger Schurk, Roland Züger.
Call Number: NA2750 .G4713 2018 Arts Library

ISBN: 9783038630319
Research Methods and Techniques in Architecture by Elzbieta Danuta Niezabitowska
Call Number: NA2000 .N5413 2018 Arts Library

ISBN: 9781138055971
The Routledge handbook of planning research methods by Elisabete A. Silva (Editor); Patsy Healey (Editor); Neil Harris (Editor); Pieter Van Den Broeck (Editor)
Call Number: Online Access

ISBN: 9781322073705

SAGE Research Methods
Books, reference works, and instructional videos about qualitative and quantitative methodologies in the sciences and social sciences. Includes Research Tools (online tools for planning research and choosing methods), Cases (examples of real research), Video (research process, data science, and methods) and Datasets (sample data chosen specifically to support practice with various statistical analysis methods). Includes Diversifying and Decolonizing Research, and Sage Research Methods Video: Quantitative and Mixed Methods.

Writing Aids & Presentation Methods

The Journey to Dissertation Success: For Construction, Property, and Architecture Students by Elizabeth Laycock; Tim Howarth; Paul Watson
Call Number: Arts Library; NA2500 .L387 2016

ISBN: 9781138839175

Date: 2016-06-02
Writing a Built Environment Dissertation: Practical Guidance & Examples by Peter Farrell
Call Number: Arts Library Reference; TH213.5 .F37 2011

ISBN: 9781405198516

Date: 2011-01-25

The Architects Guide to Writing: For Design & Construction Professionals by Bill Schmalz
Call Number: Arts Library; NA2540 .S45 2014

ISBN: 9781864705720

Date: 2014-09-15
How Architects Write by Tom Spector; Rebecca Damron
Call Number: Arts Library; NA2540 .S59 2013

ISBN: 9780203122181

Date: 2013-05-07
How to Write a Historic Structure Report by David Arbogast
Call Number: Arts Library; T11 .A73 2010

ISBN: 9780393706147
Ethnography for Designers by Galen Cranz
Call Number: Arts Library; NA2543.S6 C74 2016

ISBN: 9781138121096

Date: 2016-02-24

Part 2 is "Report-Writings and Sample Reports"
Writing for Design Professionals: a guide to writing successful proposals, letters, brochures, portfolios, reports, presentations, and job applications for architects, engineers, and interior designers by Stephen A. Kliment
Call Number: Arts Library; NA1996 .K57 2006

ISBN: 9780393731859

Date: 2006-08-17
Urban Literacy: Reading and Writing Architecture by Klaske Havik
Call Number: Arts Library; NA680 .H38 2014

ISBN: 9789462081215

Date: 2015-02-24
Writing Architecture: A Practical Guide to Clear Communication about the Built Environment by Carter Wiseman
Call Number: Arts Library; NA2540 .W67 2014

ISBN: 9781595341495

Date: 2014-08-26
Writing about Architecture: Mastering the Language of Buildings and Cities by Alexandra Lange; Jeremy M. Lange (Photographer)
Call Number: Arts Library; NA2599.5 .L36 2012

ISBN: 9781616890537

Date: 2012-02-29

Both Writing About Art and the Short Guide to Writing About Art include short but useful sections on writing about architecture.

A Short Guide to Writing about Art by Sylvan Barnet
Call Number: N7476 .B37 2015 Arts Library Reference; Powell Library; older editions also available.

ISBN: 9780205886999
Writing about Art by Henry Sayre
Call Number: Arts Library; N7476 .S29 2009

ISBN: 9780205645787

Date: 2008-07-10
Criticizing Art: Understanding the Contemporary by Terry Barrett
Call Number: Arts Library; N7476 .B38 2012

ISBN: 9780073379197

Date: 2011-01-10
Visual Literacy by Amy Tucker
Call Number: Arts Library Permanent Reserves; N7476 .T83 2002

ISBN: 9780072302226

Date: 2001-12-10
Methods and Theories of Art History by Anne D'Alleva
Call Number: Arts Library; N380 .D35 2012

ISBN: 9781856698993

Date: 2012-09-19

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