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While fundamentally a design discipline, architectural education requires an element of history and theory, grouped under the term ‘research’. However, many students struggle with this part of their course. This practical handbook provides the necessary grounding in this subject, addressing essential questions about what research in architecture can be.

The first part of the book is a general guide to the fundamentals of how to do research, from assembling a literature review to conducting an interview. The second section presents a selection of case studies dealing with such topics as environmental psychology, the politics of space, ethnographic research and mapping.

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January 18, 2016
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Raymond Lucas is a Senior Lecturer at Manchester School of Architecture. His interests include ongoing research into the field of anthropology and its applicability to architecture. His work has been published in numerous academic journals. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01FFNHEYG
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Laurence King Publishing; 1st edition (January 18, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 18, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 26519 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 208 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1780677537
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W. Stotler

Excellent Architectural Research Survey Textbook

Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2016

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To quote author Ray Lucas, "Architecture is an ever-developing body of knowledge concerned with how we use space: how we dwell and occupy, establishing meaningful places and giving form to the world around us. The aim of this book is to assist the reader in producing research that is distinctly architectural in nature." (p.6) The book from there--in textbook style, assuming that a reader has some grounding in the discipline but not an extensive knowledge--descriptively and prescriptively explores architectural research and investigation from theory through to practice. Profusely illustrated and clearly broken down into logical, cumulative chapters, the text is a great survey of the field. I would highly recommended this book to any first-year architecture student so that he or she could gain an overview of research techniques and then I would argue the book would be of use to more advanced students or practitioners preparing papers. In short, this book is a a solid and practical addition to an architectural library.

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Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2016

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Mr H D Clarke

Highly recommended but not only by those involved in the architectural ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 27, 2016

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Having seen a few other books about research I did not really expect this to be such an enjoyable read. It is rather more than simply a book about research methods as it looks at the topic from a range of contemporary perspectives and gives practical examples, many of which come from the authors own experience. In doing so it helps to bridge the gap between practice, theory and research. It is well written and accessible, with a comprehensive glossary, endnotes and bibliography. Highly recommended but not only by those involved in the architectural field. In emphasising the multi-disciplinary nature of architecture it would also be of interest to those in the arts or humanities.

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Jose

Interesting

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 16, 2018

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Really good book

Ula Merie

The stricture of writing and addressing the topic is very clear

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 10, 2019

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Important refrence for each Architecture Research,

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PakPak

Simple to follow

Reviewed in Japan on April 29, 2018

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My friend suggested this book and soon I ordered at amazon. I found this book very simple to follow and understand for everyone. Some colored pictured also help reader to understand more.

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