Abstracts from Design Roles UK, the Design Research Society
Description
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DESIGN EDUCATION IS OUT OF DATE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.