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Abstracts from Design Roles UK, The Design Research Society Conference

Necdet Teymur

The Design Research Society Conference, 'Design Roles UK' was held in Bath 21-24 September 1984. The organising committee was as follows:

Conall O Cathain (Chairman) University of Bath John Woodwark, University of Bath Robin Jacques Architect, Manchester James Powell, Portsmouth Polytechnic Stephen Little, Royal College of Art Malcolm Bell, Lanchester Polytechnic Sydney Gregory, University of Aston Necdet Teymur, University of Dundee

This DRS Newsletter from autumn 1984 contains abstracts from the conference.

List of Abstracts

CREATIVE COMPUTERS? - A DESIGNER'S RESPONSE TO THE 5TH GENERATION David J. Andrews University College. London

THE ROLE OF THE URBAN DESIGNER IN A PROCESS OF SOCIAL CHANGE M. R. Beheshti and H. Fassbinder Eindhoven University or Technology, The Netherlands

TH£ ROLE OF' THE ARCHITECT IN A DESIGN COALITION TEAM M. F. Th. Bax and M. R. Beheshti Eindhoven University of Technology. The Netherlands

INFORMATION: ARE DESIGNERS PART OF A DESIGN ENVIRONMENT SYSTEM? Nigan Bayazit, Istanbul Technical University

COMPUTER AIDED STYLE Adrian Bowyer, University of Bath

DESIGNING FOR DESIGNERS D. T. Bradford, University of Bath

THE ROLE OF COMPUTERS IN ENGINEERING DESIGN COURSES A. E. Churches, J.M . Challen and R. B. Frost, University of New South Wales, Australia

COMPUTER LITERACY: DESIGNERS' DESP AIR OR HOPE? Aart Bijl and Peter Szalapaj, University of Edinburgh

INVISIBLE WOMEN AND MISSING PRODUCTS: A PICTURE OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN Margaret Bruce, Milton Keynes

NEUROLOGICAL BASES OF DESIGN ABILITY Anita Cross Open University, Milton Keynes

THE DE-MYSTIFTCATION OF DESIGN Janusz Dietrich, Poland

PROBLEMS OF THE ROLE OF THE DESIGNER Janusz Dietrych, Poland

THE EGO as a "ROLE MODEL" FOR THE DESIGNER Dan Droz Carnegie-Mellon University/Dan Droz & Associates, Pittsburgh, USA

TRADITION, CULTURAL INHERITANCE, CREATIVITY AND THE ROLE OF DESIGNER Zafer Ertiirk and Vehbi Tosun Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey

DESIGN EDUCATION IS OUT OF DATE R. Fallows

QUESTIONING THE ROLE OF THE DESIGNER John Frazer Ulster Polytechnic

PROBLEM SPACE AND DESIGNER'S ROLE Christian Giraud University of Edinburgh (liriam, Marseilles)

TOWARDS AN EPISTEMOLOGY OF DESIGN Simon Glenn, Manchester University

IS THERE A STRATEGIC ROLE FOR THE DESIGNER? S. A. Gregory, Stafford

FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE DESIGNER ROLE EFFECTIVENESS S. A. Gregory, Stafford

SELF-HELP HOUSING AND THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PRACTICE Francisco J. Guerra, lnstituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico

ARCHITECTS AS SOCIAL INTERPRETER Sengül Öymen Gür and Gamze Kaymak, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey

THE DESIGNER AS CHAMELEON Crispin Hales, University of Cambridge

WHAT CAN DESIGNERS EXPECT' OF SOCIETY'S IMAGE OF ARCHITECTURE? Craig L. Hinrichs, University of Manchester

DESIGN ANIMATION AND PARTICIPATORY SOFTWARE DESIGN D. C. Ince. Open University, Milton Keynes

STRUCTURE AND STRATEGY: A COGNITIVE PLUS A SEMANTIC APPROACH TO CREATIVITY Schreurs Jan, University of Leuven, Belgium

DOES THE DESIGNER HAVE TO BE A PRIMA DONNA? P. Blundell Jones Cambridge

DESIGNING AND LISTENING J. Christopher Jones, London

DESIGNER - MAN OF CONTRADICTIONS Tadeusz Klimek, lnstytut Mechaniki i Podstaw, Gliwice, Poland

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGNERS - PROPOSALS FOR FUTURE TASKS OF THE PROFESSION Christian Lafrenz, Technical University of Berlin

ARCHITECTS AND SOCIAL SCIENTISTS: A DIALOGUE Of MlSUNDERSTANDING Roderick J. Lawrence, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. Switzerland

"WORLDS APART" Daryl Le Grew, University of Melbourne

THE ROLE OF THE DESIGNER: THE AGENCY BY WHICH, THROUGH TECHNOLOGY, NATURE LEADS MAN'S EVOLUTIONARY PROGRESS Peter J. Marcer, Aikido Enterprises, Keynsham

FROM TALENT TO GENIUS Edward Matchett

DESIGN FOR AUTOMATIC PRODUCTION John Miller, The Hatfield Polytechnic

TINKER. TAILOR, SOLDIER, SAILOR ... LESSONS FROM METAPHORS OF ARCHITECTURE Greg Missingham, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia

RITUAL IN TOWN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CONTROL Conall O'Cathain, University of Bath

THE ROLE OF THE DESIGNER IN DEVELOPING AIDS FOR THE DISABLED R. Orpwood, Bath Institute of Medical Engineering, St. Martins Hospital, Bath

A DESIGNER'S MANIFESTO J. N. Padbury, University of Bath

BASIC DESIGN SKILLS Alan David Pinder, Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology

TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND THE IMP ACT OF ELECTRONICS AND MICROPROCESSORS TO PRODUCE DESIGN Vesna Popovic, Queensland Institute of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

DESIGNERS AS NON-DIRECTIVE ENABLERS James Powell, Portsmouth Polytechnic

CAD AND THE SELF-CENTRED DESIGNER Antony D. Radford University of Sydney, Australia

"THE DESIGNER IS ..." Richard J. H. Reynolds, University of Bath

BEYOND THE 'HORSELESS CARRIAGE' MARK 2 Alec Robertson, Innovation Research Consultants, London

THE PROBLEM OF PROBLEM DEFINITION David Robson

WHERE IS DESIGN Allan Rodger, University of Melbourne

DESIGNING FOR PEOPLE OR BALL BEARINGS Jonathan D. Sime, Portsmouth Polytechnic

TOOLS OR ENVIRONMENTS? ALTERNATIVE ROLES FOR COMPUTERS IN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN EDUCATION Peter Slater, Leeds Polytechnic

'ROLES' IN SEARCH OF A 'DESIGNER' Necdet Teymur, College of Art, University of Dundee

THE DESIGNERS' ROLE IN THE GIFT TRADE Victoria E. P. Thomas Design History Society, Guildford

DESIGN THINKING Michael Tovey Coventry (Lanchester) Polytechnic

THE IMPACT OF COMPUTERS ON THE DESIGNER AND DESIGN METHODOLOGY Drs. J. Vogwell and S. J. Culley, University of Bath

TRAINING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGNERS FOR THEIR ROLES AS MEMBERS OF DESIGN TEAMS Ken Wallace, University of Cambridge

RESEARCH INTO THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ENGINEERING DESIGN METHODS Ken Wallace and Crispin Hales, University of Cambridge

THE DESIGNER AS 'GATEKEEPER' Vivien Walsh and Robin Roy, The Open University, Milton Keynes

TOWARD A TAXONOMY OF DESIGN SITUATIONS Joseph C. Wang, Virginia Tech, USA

EFFECTIVE ENGINEERING DESIGN Peter Watson, GKN Technology Ltd.. Wolverhampton

CAN CAD BE CREATIVE? Janice Webster Teeside Polyechnic, Middlesbrough

PARTITIONING STRATEGIES AND MINDSETS IN THE RELATIONSHIP OF DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH Donald K. Wilson, Bell Communication Research, Inc., Whippany, N.J., USA

THE 'UNIVERSAL' DESIGNER T. S. Woollatt, Newcastle-upon-Tyne Polytechnic

TURN OUR ARTISTS INTO CRAFTSMEN AND OUR CRAFTSMEN INTO ARTISTS: THE NEED TO BRIDGE THE GAP IN TODAY'S DESIGN Bruce Yoell, Frome, Somerset, G.B.
Changing Design

Barrie Evans, James A. Powell, and Reg Talbot

The Design Research Society Conference 'Changing Design' was held at Portsmouth in 1976, and the proceedings published in 1982. The papers from the conference were arranged into four sections dealing with Design in Context, Opening up Design, Design for All, and Context Design.

Contents

1 Introduction: Changing design

15 Section 1. Design in context

21 Defining the change agent, Richard N Ottaway
41 Changing assumptions about design problems, Robin Jacques
57 The monitoring of building performance-a cautionary tale, Denis Harper
71 Science , legislation , and architecture, Bryan Lawson
85 Engineering design: time for action, Stuart Pugh
99 Problems and change: some thoughts on the human context of designing,Reg Talbot
109 Monitoring design processes, David Yeomans

125 Section 2. Opening design

137 Design education for laypeople, Nigel Cross
147 Changing design criticism, Wayne Attoe
161 Designing design education-a role for educational technology, Phillippe C. Duchilstel
173 Educating designers, Geoffrey Broadbent
201 A case of participation that actually worked, Erik Hultberg
211 Firm ground, Roy Madron
223 Planning bureaucracies, Stephen Platt
231 Design and technology assessment, Harry Rothman

243 Section 3. Design for all

257 Beyond design methods-arguments for a practical design theory, Richard Foque 275 Beyond a linear iterative process, Allen Hickling
295 The case for anarchy in design research, Chris Abel
303 Methodology of research programmes, Royston Landau
311 In defence of misfit, Tomas Llorens
325 The role of metaphor, Chris Abel

345 Section 4. Context design

347 Voices at the conference conference, Chris Jones

369 Name Index
375 Subject Index
Design: Science: Method

Robin Jacques and James A. Powell

The 1980 Design Research Society Conference 'Design: Science: Method' was held at Portsmouth Polytechnic. The conference proceedings, edited by Robin Jacques and James A Powell, were published in 1981.

Contents

ix Introduction R. Jacques

SECTION I DESIGN : SCIENCE: METHOD

3 Design methods - 13 years after - a review, Geoffrey Broadbent
6 On the design of a design methodology, George Rzevski
18 Design method and scientific method, Nigel Cross, John Naughton and David Walker
30 A view of the nature of design research, Bruce Archer

SECTION II DESIGN RESEARCH

51 Vico and Herder: the origins of methodological pluralism, Chris Abel
62 Engineering design research?, KM. Wallace

67 A critical examination of design failures in buildings and their relation to design processes, A. Asprino, G. H. Broadbent and J. A. Powell
76 The middle game: why architectural design research should be different from other forms of research, Drew Mackie
82 Means and ends, Richard Bunt
86 Why design research? Ranulph Glanville

SECTION III DESIGN AND SCIENCE

97 The humanistic view of design, W Gasparski
106 The materiality of design, N. Teymur
112 Transcending science and "anti-science" in the philosophy of design method, Clive Dilnot

SECTION IV USER PARTICIPATION

119 A comprehensive theory of participation in planning and design (P & D), N Bayazlt
133 User response and housing quality, Robin Jacques
145 Computerised information systems and new design methods, Alwyn H. Jones
153 Legal context of design, Maria Targowska

SECTION V PRODUCT AND SYSTEMS RESEARCH

161 Design, innovation and competitiveness in British manufacturing industry, R. Roy, D. Walker and V Walsh
171 Designing the user experience, Jack Ingram
176 The personality of the effective design engineer in manufacturing industry, John Gatiss

SECTION VI HOUSING AND URBAN RENEWAL

181 An integrated approach to design research, S. Çakin
187 Decision making for housing renewal, Malcolm Bell
195 Experiences in participation in urban renewal: examples and prospects, S. E. Little
200 HASSLE - a description of the effectiveness of a game designed to help housing association voluntary members and designers understand granting and development bureaucracy, D. Johnston and J. A. Powell

SECTION VII SIMULA TION AND MODELLING

209 The design of a psychiatric hospital using the pattern language An example of applied design research, Richard Poque
219 Simulation models as a medium for participatory design, Roderick J. Lawrence
224 Model simulation and its application in architectural design education, l. Abadi, G. H. Broadbent and J. A. Powell
233 The application of computer-based models to building design, A. H. Bridges

SECTION VIII DESIGN AT THE CONFERENCE

240 Design for modern life, J. Christopher Jones, Frank Quadflieg, Allen Fisher, Alberto Carreto, Denis O'Brien, Pauline Amphlett, Paul Bas, Robert Wouters, Erwin van Handenhoven, Alwyn Jones, Edwin Schlossberg, G. Y. Solis, JefJanssens, Fionan de Barra, Alan Pinder and Necdet Teymur

SECTION IX DESIGN PSYCHOLOGY

253 Construing problems, R. J. Talbot
266 Design and evaluation methods: variations on a theme, D. D. O'Brien
281 Design methods and learning methods, Nigel Cross and Michael Nathenson
297 An introductory essay concerning the integration of special subject disciplines into architectural education C. Cardona-Aparicio, J. A. Powell, M. Thompson, M. J. Weaver and J. Carden
303 Style and process, J. S. Woollatt
309 The morality of designing, Geoffrey Broadbent

329 Epilogue - whither goeth design research, James A. Powell
Proceedings of the Design Research Society International Conference, 1978: Architectural Design

Nigan Bayazit and Mine Inceoglu

This volume contains full texts of invited and submitted papers for the conference on "Architectural Design - Interrelations among theory, research and practice". The conference is organised jointly by "Design Research Society" and "Faculty of Architecture of Istanbul Technical University", and sponsored by "Turkish National Council foir Scientific and Technical Research".
Proceedings of the Design Research Society International Conference, 1973: The Design Activity

Tom Maver

The 1973 Design Research Society Conference was held jointly with the US Design Methods Group on 29-31 August 1973 at The Polytechnic of Central London. Papers were circulated as preprints before the conference. This volume is the list of those papers which are contained in five further volumes organised around the themes of the conference.
Proceedings of the Design Research Society International Conference, 1971: Design Participation

Nigel Cross

To explore the possibilities and problems of user participation in design the Design Research Society sponsored an international conference on Design Participation, in September 1971, which brought together a wide range of people whose interests overlap in this area. Topics covered by speakers at the conference included social technology, consumer interests, participation in planning, adaptable environments, design methods and computer aids for participatory design.
Design Methods in Architecture

Geoffrey Broadbent and Anthony Ward

The 1967 Design Methods in Architecture Symposium was organised by Geoffery Broadbent and Anthony Ward and held in Portsmouth, UK.

Contents

6 List of Contributors

9 Foreword, Geoffrey Broadbent

10 Introduction, Anthony Ward

15 Design method in architecture, Geoffrey Broadbent

22 Design methods and development programming, Ian Moore

31 The evolution of environmental structures, Barry Poyner

37 Design from linked requirements in a housing problem, Keith Hanson

45 A geometrical method of systematic design in architecture, G. Guerra

55 The dynamics of behaviour-contingent physical systems, Raymond G. Studer

71 A philosophical critique of behaviourism in architectural design, Janet Daley

76 The structure of the design process, L. Bruce Archer

103 Morphological analysis: some simple explorations, S. A. Gregory

109 The role of building performance measurement and appraisal in design method, Thomas A. Markus

118 Perception and construction, M. L.]. Abercrombie

128 An approach to the management of design, John Luckman

136 Facts and models, Amos Rapoport

147 Method and intention in architectural design, Gordon Best

166 Rightness and wrongness in the physical environment, Anthony Ward

170 The physical organization of sheltered workshops for the blind, Neville Longbone

193 The state-of-the-art in design method, J. ChristopherJones

198 Notes on design method, Geoffrey Broadbent
The Design Method

S A. Gregory

The 1965 DRS symposium 'The Design Method' was held at Birmingham College of Advanced Technology (now the University of Aston in Birmingham) 21 to 23 September. These proceedings are derived from the papers and recorded discussion at the conference.

Contents

v Preface

xi List of Contributors

Part I. The Design Method

3 Design and the Design Method, S.A. Gregory

11 The Design Method in Practice, R.J. McCrory

19 Definitions and Methodologies, W.E. Eder

Part II. The Human Perspective

35 The Human Perspective, the Design Situation and its Opportunities, S.A. Gregory

39 Design and Human Satisfaction, W.H. Mayall

45 Invention, Design and Market Research, A.F Stobart

49 Ergonomics and Design, B. Shackel

59 Sociology and Design, A.M. Penny

65 Design Acceptance, M.E. Peplow

Part III. The Elements of Design

77 A More Detailed View of Design S.A. Gregory

85 The Elements of Design, R.D. Watts.

97 Information for Design, J. Farradane

105 Patterns, A.D. Newman

111 Creativity, G.H. Broadbent

121 Choosing and Evaluating, A.G. Pleydell-Pearce

131 Design and Decision, S. A. Gregory

Part IV. Design Techniques

143 Models in Practical Design, S. A. Gregory

157 The Implications of Economics in Engineering Design, A.P Shahbenderian

167 The Use of a Digital Computer in Design Offices, K.C. Parton

175 A Practical Design: An Oil Burner for Large Watertube Boilers, A.M. Needham

183 Practical Design Based on Method (Fundamental Design Method), E. Matchett and A.H. Briggs

201 Design Realization, F.L. Ellis

211 Selection of Materials, A.L. Davies

219 Reliability and Maintenance, C.T. Corney

235 Design of Materials, S.A. Gregory

241 New Ideas in the Drawing Office, P. McMullen

Part V. Management and Design

249 Innovative Design as a Policy Function, B.T. Turner

259 Innovative Design as a Policy Function, R. Davis

269 Effect of Organizational Procedures on Design: An Outline of the Problems, l.M. Ross

279 Communication, C.H. Buck

287 Design, Management, Realization and Change

Part VI. Design Research

295 Design Methods Reviewed, J.C. Jones

311 Technologies and Varieties of Design, W.E. Eder

317 Preliminary Research into Electronics Design, H.V. Beck

323 Design Science, S.A. Gregory

331 Glossary

335 References and Bibliography

343 Name Index

347 Subject Index
Conference on Design Methods

J. Christopher Jones and D. G. Thornley

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.