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This book provides a clear guide for practitioners looking to establish or already conducting research projects in a practice context and graduate students looking to support their studies and role within practice.
The book is divided into three key sections. The first section, across Chapters Two and Three, discusses why research is relevant to practice, how it benefits both practice and their clients, the breadth of topics, and tackles the key challenges facing research in practice and discusses how to overcome them, including how to fund research in practice. Section two, across Chapters Four to Seven, focuses on the mechanics of a research project, providing a step-by-step guide to reviewing literature and publications, data collection and research methods, ethics, writing up and publishing.
In the final section, Chapter Eight presents profiles of twelve architecture practices ranging in size, structure, location, research interest and approach, followed by illustrated profiles of their design influenced research work. The practices featured here are Counterspace Studio, ZCD Architects, Baca Architects, Tonkin Liu, Pomeroy Studio, Architecture Research Office, Architype, Gehl Architects, Hayball, PLP Architects, White Arkitekter and Perkins&Will.
With practice based examples throughout, beautifully illustrated and written in a clear and accessible style, this is an essential guide to conducting research that is relevant for architectural practices of all size, location and expertise.
List of contents
1. Introduction 2. Making the Case for Research in Practice 3. Funding Research in Practice 4. Developing the Research Proposal 5. The Research Process 6. Research Ethics 7. Publishing your Research 8. Case Studies 9. Conclusions References Index
About the author
Katharine A. Martindale, PhD, is a researcher, writer, lecturer and urbanist with academic qualifications in architecture, urban design, geography and planning policy and twenty years professional experience in research led roles in academic institutions, private consultancies, think tanks and government offices in the UK, US, Canada and Australia.
Summary
With practice based examples throughout, beautifully illustrated and written in a clear and accessible style, this is an essential guide to conducting research that is relevant for architectural practices of all size, location and expertise.
