This practical, hands on introduction guides you through the basics of undertaking research in day-to-day architectural practice helping you to exploit the growing opportunities on offer. It explores how developing a research specialism can improve the quality of your projects, help to define your brand and generate new channels of revenue with innovative services for clients.
The text is divided into four sections focussing on different types of Architecture Research Practice; commercial, cultural, social and technology. Each section includes a series of inspiring case studies written by practitioners themselves on the way in which research benefits their business as well as an essay by an expert which sets these projects in their methodological context. In this way the book highlights the broad spectrum of research being undertaken and the practical implications for the practice and their projects.
This is designed for architects and practices who want to develop a clear specialism that adds brand value and will enable them to access new funding streams as well as students of architecture who are getting to grips with architectural research. This book will inspire cutting edge and innovative architectural practice that can clearly demonstrate its impact and value to non-architect clients.
Foreword
Preface
Introduction
Part 1: Social Architecture Research Practice
Chapter 1: Visioning - John Sampson, Urbed
Chapter 2: Neighbourhood retrofitting - Irena Bauman, Bauman Lyons
Chapter 4: Co-design for new lifestyles - Jane Burnside, Jane D Burnside Architects
Chapter 5: Collective Architecture - Jude Barber, Collective Architecture
Chapter 6: Specific Strategies in Practice - Richard Cottrell, Cottrell and Vermeulen
Chapter 7: Methods in social architecture research practice, Julia Udall
Part 2: Technology
Chapter 8: Angela Carter Close - Anne Thorne, Cartwright Pickard
Chapter 9: Information systems for sustainable design - Merritt Bucholz, Bucholz McEvoy
Chapter 10: Lime and Materials --Ian Standen, Stride Treglown
Chapter 11: Sustainable building materials for commercial projects - Chris Halligan, Steven George and Partners
Chapter 12: Sandal Magna School - Sarah Wigglesworth, Architects
Chapter 13: Methods progressing technology, Fionn Stevenson
Part 3: Commercial practice
Chapter 14: Procurement - Walter Menteth, Walter Menteth Architects
Chapter 15: Marketing architecture - Paul Iddon, Kernel Sympatico
Chapter 16: Working as an expert witness - Gordon Gibb, Gibb Architects
Chapter 17: Commercial methods - Peter Oborn and Anne Dye
Part 4: Cultural
Chapter 18: Sculpture and architecture in the modern city - Patrick Lynch, Lynch Architects
Chapter 19: Performance and art - Helen Stratford, Mole architects
Chapter 20: Pop-up buildings in the city - Tony Broomhead, Broomheads Homemade
Chapter 21: Responding to the Welsh landscape at Stormy Castle - Dan Benham, Loyn & Co.
Chapter 22: Neo-Vernacular Housing - Gillian Horne, Penoyre and Prasad
Chapter 23: Cultural methods - Steven Walker
Conclusion
Useful resources
Bibliography
