Dissertation - An Architectural Student's Handbook (Architectural Students Handbooks) [Paperback]

Iain Borden (Author), Katerina Ruedi Ray PhD in Architecture (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0750647698 | ISBN-13: 978-0750647694 | Publication Date: July 27, 2000

Dissertation: an Architecture Student's Handbook is a comprehensive guide to all that an architecture student might need to know about writing a dissertation. It clearly navigates the student through the whole process of starting, writing, preparing and submitting a dissertation, as well as suggesting what to do after the dissertation has been completed.


Subjects covered include how to write a proposal, which research methodologies and techniques to adopt, which libraries and archives to utilise (including special architectural resources on the internet), as well as how to structure, reference and illustrate it.

Dissertation also takes architecture students into new terrains, suggesting alternative methods of undertaking dissertations, whether as video, prose writing, multimedia or other forms of expression.


* Learn how to organise and direct your studies with this clear and accessible guide
* Extracts from first class UK and US dissertations provide inspiration to get better marks
* Get advice from an experienced international author team

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Subjects covered include how to write a proposal, which research methodologies and techniques to adopt, which libraries and archives to utilise (including special architectural resources on the internet), as well as how to structure, reference and illustrate it. Dissertation also takes architecture students into new terrains, suggesting alternative methods of undertaking dissertations, whether as video, prose writing, multimedia or other forms of expression.

About the Author

Katerina Rüedi Ray is the Director of the School of Art at Bowling Green State University. From 1996 to 2002 she was the Director of the School of Architecture at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She studied architecture at the Architectural Association in London, UK and has a masters and a doctoral degree in architecture from the University of London, UK. She has taught architectural design and theory at the Architectural Association, The Bartlett School and Kingston University, UK before taking up the position at UIC in 1997 and at BGSU in 2002. Her work as an architect has won various European design awards; as an artist she has exhibited work in the UK and Italy. As an academic she has acted as a visiting professor, critic and lecturer at European and north-American architecture and art schools. Her research focuses on design, art and architectural education, interdisciplinarity and identity politics.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Architectural Press (July 27, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750647698
• ISBN-13: 978-0750647694
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,495,488 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Architect's Research Paper Manual!, June 20, 2001

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This review is from: Dissertation - An Architectural Student's Handbook (Architectural Students Handbooks) (Paperback)

Finally, a book on how to write a research paper, aimed at and written by architects! Other research methods books touch on what subjects to look at, how to go about analyzing information, etc, but rarely do they explain how to do a case study in detail, how to carry your "hypothesis" into your designs, and vise versa. This book should be a required text for anyone pursuing a professional degree in architecture!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Guide for writing thesis and dissertation, August 5, 2002

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This review is from: Dissertation - An Architectural Student's Handbook (Architectural Students Handbooks) (Paperback)

Well, I bought this book as a guildline for writing an architectural dissertation proposal. The book includes good suggestion of how to begin the dissertation, generate ideas, write proposal, conduct an architectural research as well as give sources. This book is great for architecture students who are in the beginning process of writing thesis and dissertation.