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The Conference on Design Methods proceedings were edited by J. Christopher Jones and D. G. Thornley and published in 1963.
The conference was organized by the following committee of individuals:
Chairman: Prof. John Page, Sheffield University.
Secretary: Peter Slann, Imperial College of Science & Technology.
Treasurer: Frank Height, Royal College of Art.
Bruce Archer, Royal College of Art.
Peter Booker, Inst. Engineering Designers.
Roger Coleman, Critic and Graphic Artist.
Peter Cowan, Bartlett School of Architecture.
Anthony Froshaug, Royal College of Art.
Christopher Jones, Manchester College of Science and Technology.
Denis Thornley, Manchester University.
The conference was held from 19th to 21st September 1962 at the Department of Aeronautics, Imperial College, London, UK.
Contents
Information about the Conference and the Contributors - p.vii
PETER A. SLANN Foreword - p.xi
D. G. CHRISTOPHERSON Opening Address: Discovering Designers - p1
L. S. JAY A Systematic Approach to the Problems of Town and Regional Planning - p.11
WILLIAM GOSLING The Relevance of System Engineering - p.23
G. M. E. WILLIAMS A Methodology for the Design of Instruments - p.33
D. G. THORNLEY Design Method in Architectural Education - p.37
J CHRISTOPHER JONES Method of Systematic Design - p.53
JOSEPH ESHERICK Problems of the Design of a Design System - p.75
CHRISTOPHER ALEXANDER The Determination of Components for an Indian Village - p.83
K.W. NORRIS . The Morphological Approach to Engineering Design - p.115
A.H. LUCAS Some Experiences of Structural Analysis with the aid of an Electronic Digital Computer p.141
GORDON PASK The Conception of a Shape and the Evolution of a Design - p.153
B. N. LEWIS Communication in Problem-solving Groups - p.169
ROBYN DENNY The Creative Process - p.185
ROGER COLEMAN and HOWARD HODGKIN Creative Methods in Painting - p.195
E. F. O'DOHERTY Psychological Aspects of the Creative Act - p.197
J. K. PAGE A Review of the Papers presented at the Conference - p.205
Index - p.217
An additional paper ''Visual Analogues'' by Anthony Froshaug was presented at the Conference but is not available for publication.
Publication Date
1963
Keywords
design research, design methods, design research society, drs
Disciplines
Architecture | Art and Design
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Jones, J., and Thornley, D. (eds.) (1963) Conference on Design Methods https://dl.designresearchsociety.org/design_methods_conference_1962/1