Abstract
Research in Architecture is not new, it is usually known as analysis or pre-design
stage. Architects get acquainted with program requirements, project context
and/or other inspiring works, including concepts on theory, philosophy or history.
Seldom are the architects who design without any conceptual constraints.
Ranging from a pure mental exercise to a fully noted process, each architect
processes the available knowledge and converts it into a project proposal. As
such, architecture is always somehow a product of a research into a solution for
a problem.
In this paper we analyze and discuss the pros and cons of three approaches
linking research and design: evidence-based design, design in analogy and free
design. Besides the state-of-the-art, this paper illustrates the approaches with
final design projects by graduates (2009-2012) from the department of the Built
Environment, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands, to exchange
the experience gained over the past years while applying the different
approaches in MSc graduate studios in Architecture.
The paper discusses the role of Research in Architecture, elaborating on the
argument that research and design have seen different forms of integration
related to paradigmatic shifts in history. A school of Architecture should not be
alienated to those; it should explore and reflect upon their impact. As such, the
proposed reflections shall also include a discussion on the inherent raise of
transparency and educational quality, as well as, on the added value of teaching
multiple approaches within the context of one single School.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Educating the Future : Architectural Education in International Perspective : Proceedings of the EAAE International Conference and Workshop on Architectural Education, 21-23 March 2013, Istanbul, Turkey |
Editors | Esra Fidanoglu |
Place of Publication | Istanbul |
Publisher | Istanbul Kultur University Press |
Pages | 86-94 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-605-4763-09-2 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Event | conference; Educating the Future: Architectural Education in International Perspective; 2013-03-21; 2013-03-23 - Duration: 21 Mar 2013 → 23 Mar 2013 |
Conference
Conference | conference; Educating the Future: Architectural Education in International Perspective; 2013-03-21; 2013-03-23 |
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Period | 21/03/13 → 23/03/13 |
Other | Educating the Future: Architectural Education in International Perspective |