This research will explore and provide an initial study into the diversity of contemporary computational design methodologies emerging in the field of architecture. It will rely on modern philosophical and mathematical ...

The aim ofthis chapter is to look briefly at theories in general, before concentrating on scientific theories - how they are used, structured, tested and verified. The research that usesthe kind of scientific theories we ...

SEAM 2009 Spatial Phrases was a multi-tiered event that explored the nexus between architecture, space, film and the moving body. It included a three day symposium (18-20 September) , multiple workshops, specially commissioned ...

There is considerable support for the development of the secondary mortgage market in Ghana. A secondary mortgage market, proponents argue, would be a panacea to the housing problems in Ghana. However, the studies on which ...

The Safety Catch project invited a group of Australian designers to respond to the issue of safety and security. Their reaction was delivered through the medium of product design, the collection of responses formed the ...

Alexander (1964) and Jones (1992) argued that design-by-drawing was not up to the task of dealing with complex design 'problems'. In a similar vein Lawson (1980, P 18) argued that 'problems' which aren't visible tend not ...

The capacity to engage with information held in drawings is vital to the study of architecture. For beginning architecture students to fully participate in this engagement requires the ability to relate to drawings in ...

This paper identifies determinants of and explores client attitudes to the selection of service providers for building works in New South Wales (Australia). Drawing on data derived from a survey conducted by Crawford ...

Group learning tasks are now ubiquitous in formal university education, but assessment processes for large classes have too often counteracted the benefits of peer learning. These benefits have been identified in the ...