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What is the role of design research in the types of insight and knowledge that architects create? That is the central question raised by this book. It acts as the introductory overview for Ashgate's major new series, 'Design Research in Architecture' which has been created in order to establish a firm basis for this emerging field of investigation within architecture. While there have been numerous architects-scholars since the Renaissance who have relied upon the interplay of drawings, models, textual analysis, intellectual ideas and cultural insights to scrutinise the discipline, nonetheless, until recently, there has been a reluctance within architectural culture to acknowledge and accept the role of design research as part of the discourse. However, in many countries around the world, one of the key changes in architecture and architectural education over the last decade has been the acceptance of design as a legitimate research area in its own right and this new series provides a forum where the best proponents of architectural design research can publish their work. This volume provides a broad overview on design research that supports and amplifies the different volumes coming out in the book series. It brings together leading architects and academics to discuss the more general issues involved in design research. At the end, there is an Indicative Bibliography which alludes to a long history of architectural books which can be seen as being in the spirit of design research.

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This book is the first in an intended publisher series, "Design Research in Architecture," designed to showcase the relatively new field of design research, particularly in connection with the nascent doctoral degree in architecture. The editor acknowledges that no one definition for design research exists, and the accompanying 11 essays exhibit a variety of approaches. As Fraser states, "what is now crucial is to map out a terrain of what design research in architecture might encompass." Three themes are identified: how to define the product of design research, how to determine effective modes for the field, and how to relate design research to architectural practice. The majority of contributors take an academic approach, but future books in the series will be devoted to practitioners. The opening essay considers design research in the context of the last 500 years. Other essays examine the feminist implications or opportunities, and still others address methodologies and forms of knowledge. This book undoubtedly will serve as a springboard for discussion as the field grows. --Marie Frank, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Murray Fraser is Professor of Architecture and Global Culture at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College, London, UK.