Demystifying architectural research : adding value to your practice / Anne Dye and Flora Samuel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dye, Anne, author.

Samuel, Flora, author.

Contributor:

Perkins Architectural Rare Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architecture--Research.

Architecture.

Physical Description:

xiii, 162 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : RIBA Publishing, 2015.

Summary:

This hands-on guide takes you through the basics of research in architectural practice. It explores how developing a research specialism can improve the quality of your projects, help to define your brand, provide innovate services for clients and generate new sources of revenue. The text is divided into four sections: commercial, cultural, social and technological research. Each includes a series of case studies written by practitioners explaining how research benefits their business, accompanied by an expert-led essay which sets these projects in their methodological context. The book highlights the broad spectrum of research opportunities and the practical implications for projects. Designed for architects and practices looking to develop a clear specialism, this book will help you maximise your brand value, access new funding and provide a brief overview of architectural research. This book will inspire cutting-edge architectural practice that will demonstrate its value to architects and clients alike. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Technological Research Practice 1

Chapter 1 Demystifying Technological Research Methods / Fionn Stevenson of the University of Sheffield 3

Chapter 2 User Engagement and Technological Selection in an Innovative Green School Building / Sarah Wigglesworth of Sarah Wigglesworth Architects Architects, Sarah Wigglesworth of Sarah Wigglesworth 11

Chapter 3 Monitoring Housing in Use / Anne Thorne of Anne Thorne Architects LLP Architects, Anne Thorne of Anne Thorne, LLP 15

Chapter 4 Adapt and Save: Climate Adaptation Strategies / Irena Bauman of Bauman Lyons Architects Architects, Irena Bauman of Bauman Lyons 19

Chapter 5 Information Systems for Technical Design / Merritt Bucholz of Bucholz McEvoy Architects Architects, Merritt Bucholz of Bucholz McEvoy 25

Chapter 6 Sustainable Building Materials for Commercial Developments / Chris Halligan of Steven George & Partners LLP Partners, Chris Halligan of Steven George &, LLP 31

Chapter 7 Permeable Insulation and Power / Ian Standen of Stride Tregtown Tregtown, Ian Standen of Stride 35

Part 2 Social Research Practice 40

Chapter 8 Demystifying Social Research Methods / Julia Udall of the University of Sheffield

Chapter 9 Education and Engagement / Richard Cottrell, Cottrell & Vermeulen Architecture Architecture, Richard Cottrell, Cottrell & Vermeulen 51

Chapter 10 Co-Design for New Lifestyles / Jane Burnside of Jane D Burnside Architects Architects, Jane Burnside of Jane D Burnside 55

Chapter 11 Visioning Brentford Lockwest / John Sampson of URBED URBED, John Sampson of 61

Chapter 12 Experimental Residential / Mark Parsons of Studio Polpo Polpo, Mark Parsons of Studio 67

Chapter 13 Bridging Thermal Inequality in Glasgow / Rupert Daly of Collective Architecture Architecture, Rupert Daly of Collective 73

Part 3 Cultural Research practice 78

Chapter 14 Demystifying Cultural Research Methods / Stephen Walker of the University of Sheffield 81

Chapter 15 Pop-Up Buildings in the City / Tony Broomhead of OS31 OS31, Tony Broomhead of 87

Chapter 16 Market Meditations / Helen Stratford of Helen Stratford Architects Architects, Helen Stratford of Helen Stratford 91

Chapter 17 Building with Landscape / Chris Loyn of Loyn & Co Architects Architects, Chris Loyn of Loyn & Co 97

Chapter 18 Sculpture and Architecture in the Modern City / Patrick Lynch of Lynch Architects Architects, Patrick Lynch of Lynch 103

Chapter 19 The Taste for Neo-Vernacular Housing / Gillian Horn of Penoyre & Prasad Prasad, Gillian Horn of Penoyre & 109

Part 4 Commercial Research Practice 114

Chapter 20 Demystifying Commercial Research Methods / Anne Dye of the Royal Institute of British Architects 117

Chapter 21 Working as an Expert Witness / Gordon Gibb of Gibb Architects Ltd Ltd, Gordon Gibb of Gibb Architects 127

Chapter 22 Marketing Architects / Paul Iddon of Agency Spring Spring, Paul Iddon of Agency 133

Chapter 23 Procurement / Waller Menteth of Walter Menteth Architects Architects, Waller Menteth of Walter Menteth 139.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Perkins Architectural Rare Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781859465783

1859465781

OCLC:

909323165