Theory by Design Architectural Research Made Explicit in the Design Studio

by De Vos, Els; De Walsche, Johan; Michels, Marjan

• ISBN13: 9789057182242
• ISBN10: 9057182246
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-04-01
• Publisher: UPA - University Press Antwerp

Summary

Several international conferences have focused on the issues of research, teaching, and design in the discipline of architecture, but the mutual interdependency of these three disciplinary dimensions remains largely under-investigated. Initiated through six questions that were put forward in the call for papers, Theory by Design explores this interdependency. It discusses the three foci that emerged from pondering those questions—a theoretically orientated approach, a focus on studio didactics, and an emphasis on the confrontation between research by design and the complexities of everyday life outside the walls of academia.

Author Biography

Els De Vos is an architect and urban planner. She is also associate professor and head of the Research Institute of Architecture Sciences at Artesis University College of Antwerp. Johan De Walsche is associate professor of architectural design in the faculty of design sciences at Artesis University College of Antwerp. Previously, he worked as a practicing architect and has taught architectural design at the University of Leuven. Marjan Michels is an assistant at in the Department of Architecture Sciences, Interior Architecture section, at Artesis University College of Antwerp. She did a PhD research project on education and design, with a focus on forming quality judgments in design in an educational environment.