Design Research, Design Thinking, and Research Methods
Design As Research : positions, arguments, perspectives by Call Number: NA2750 .D395 2016 Arts LibraryISBN: 9783035609196
Design Innovation for the Built Environment : research by design and the renovation of practice: by Call Number: NA2000 .D47 2012 Arts LibraryISBN: 9780415596640
Design Research : methods and perspectives by Call Number: TA174 .D483 2003 Arts LibraryISBN: 0262122634
The Designer's Guide to Doing Research : applying knowledge to inform design by Call Number: NA2750 .A94 2012 Arts LibraryISBN: 9780470601730
Perspectives on architectural design research : what matters - who cares - how. by Call Number: NA2750 .P47 2015 Arts LibraryISBN: 3887784618
Programming & Research : skills and techniques for interior designers by Call Number: NK2116 .B68 2017 Arts LibraryISBN: 9781628929546
Research Methods and Techniques in Architecture by Call Number: NA2000 .N5413 2018 Arts LibraryISBN: 9781138055971
When architects and designers write draw build? : essays on architecture and design research by Call Number: NA2000 .W44 2013 Arts LibraryISBN: 8790979354
Building Knowledge in Architecture by Call Number: NA2750 .F657 2010 Arts Library, SRLFISBN: 9789054875451- Design Research : methods and perspectives by Call Number: TA174 .D483 2003 Arts LibraryISBN: 0262122634
Evidence Based Design : a process for research and writing by Call Number: NA2570 .K67 2012 Arts LibraryISBN: 9780132174060
Problem Solving and Critical Thinking for Designers by Call Number: NA2750 .P54 2011 Arts Library, YRLISBN: 9780470536711
Product Development and Architecture by Call Number: NA2543.T43 P7613 2013 Arts Library, SRLFISBN: 9783034608411
Architecture from the Inside Out : from the body, the senses, the site, and the community by Call Number: NA2750 .F73 2007 Arts LibraryISBN: 9780470057834
Ask the Right Question : a rational approach to design for all in Italy by Call Number: NA2547 .B36 2018 Arts LibraryISBN: 9783319963457- Ask the Right Question :: a rational approach to design for all in Italy by
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Hack the Experience : new tools for artists from cognitive science by ISBN: 9781947447660Online Access
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Managing the Brief for Better Design by Call Number: NA1996 .B59 2010 Arts LibraryISBN: 9780415460309- Problem Solving and Critical Thinking for Designers by Call Number: NA2750 .P54 2011 Arts Library, YRLISBN: 9780470536711
- Programming & Research : skills and techniques for interior designers by Call Number: NK2116 .B68 2017 Arts LibraryISBN: 9781628929546
Art Practice as Research : inquiry in visual arts by Call Number: N85 .S84 2010 Arts LibraryISBN: 9781412974516
Artistic Research : strategies for embodiment by Call Number: N85 .A77 2015 Arts LibraryISBN: 9788787564953
Diagramming the Big Idea : methods for architectural composition by Call Number: NA2750 .B3225 2012 Arts LibraryISBN: 9780415894081
Digital Poetics : an open theory of design-research in architecture by Call Number: NA2728 .C625 2013 Arts LibraryISBN: 9781409445234
Drawn to Design : analyzing architecture through freehand drawing by Call Number: * NA2708 .J46 2013 Arts Library Oversize*ISBN: 9783034607988
Exploring : research-driven building design by Call Number: NA2000 .E97 2019 Arts LibraryISBN: 9783038601326
Idea Searching for Design : how to research and develop design concepts by Call Number: TS171 .B695 2016 Arts LibraryISBN: 9781472581976
Design Thinking for Visual Communication by Call Number: NC997 .A83 2015 Arts LibraryISBN: 9781472572714
Developing Your Design Process : six key concepts for studio by Call Number: NA2750 .S575 2015 Arts LibraryISBN: 9780415840712
Theories of the Digital in Architecture by Call Number: NA2500 .T49 2014 Arts LibraryISBN: 9780415469234
Visual Notes for Architects and Designers by Call Number: NA2750 .C76 2012 Arts LibraryISBN: 9780470908532
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Call Number: Online AccessISBN: 9780309076111
Creative Research : the theory and practice of research for the creative industries by Call Number: NC703 .C65 2019 Arts LibraryISBN: 9781474247085
Handbook of methods for architecture and urban design by Call Number: NA2750 .G4713 2018 Arts LibraryISBN: 9783038630319
The Journey to Dissertation Success by Call Number: NA2500 .L387 2016 Arts LibraryISBN: 9781138839168- Research Methods and Techniques in Architecture by Call Number: NA2000 .N5413 2018 Arts LibraryISBN: 9781138055971
The Routledge handbook of planning research methods by Call Number: HT165.5 .R68 2015 Arts LibraryISBN: 9780415727952
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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).
Writing Aids
Both Writing About Art and the Short Guide to Writing About Art include short but useful sections on writing about architecture.
- The architect's guide to writing : for design and construction professionals / Bill Schmalz.NA2540 .S45 2014 Arts Library
- Criticizing art : understanding the contemporaryN7476 .B38 2012 Arts Library
Though the focus is on art, the sections on criticism and on writing an artist's statement may also interest architects - Ethnography for designers / Galen Cranz.NA2543.S6 C74 2016 Arts Library
Part 2 is "Report-Writings and Sample Reports" - How architects writeNA2540 .S59 2013 Arts Library
- How to write a historic structure reportT11 .A73 2010 Arts Library
- Methods & theories of art historyN380 .D35 2012 Arts Library Reference
Although the focus is on art history, includes practical suggestions about writnig with theory - A short guide to writing about art / Sylvan Barnet (11th edition)N7476 .B37 2015 Arts Library Reference
- Urban literacy : reading and writing architecture / Klaske Havik ; [with a foreword by Juhani Pallasmaa].NA680 .H38 2014 Arts Library and Arts Library Reference
Visual Literacy : writing about art by Call Number: N7476 .T83 2002 Arts Library and Arts Library Permanent ReservesISBN: 9780072302226Includes a chapter on art and architecture in social contexts (and more!)
- Writing a built environment dissertation : practical guidance and examplesTH213.5 .F37 2011 Arts Library Reference
- Writing about architecture : mastering the language of buildings and citiesNA2599.5 .L36 2012 Arts Library
- Writing about art / Henry M. Sayre. (6th ed.)N7476 .S29 2009 Arts Library Reference; additional copies in Arts Library Permanent Reserves and Arts Library Stacks
- Writing architecture : a practical guide to clear communication about the built environment / Carter Wiseman.NA2540 .W67 2014 Arts Library