Week 12: Research Methodologies

1 Let’s take a poll and see if there are any overwhelming majorities. How would you classify yourself? (anonymous – write on a piece of scrap paper - pick just one)

Herzog and de Meuron or {{{{Operations}Projects}}}

Aranda\Lasch or {{{{Operations}}}Movement}

Le Corbusier or {{{}Projects}Theses}Movement}

OMA or {{{{}Projects}Theses}}

Bruno Taut or {{{{}Projects}}Movements}

Enric Miralles or {{{{}Projects}}}

Diller + Scofidio or {{{{}}Theses}}

Are the results a product of the faculty/curriculum of this school, or mostly a personal choice?

Is your classification the same as your favorite architects?

2 “Movements are usually defined as organized effort to achieve a common goal” – Pineiro II

What are the current overarching (or most exciting to you) movements of architectural practice? Do we expect these to change in the next five years (or near future?) – Thinking about what we will encounter as we enter the working world.

3 “The process of design and construction is characterized by constant tactical adjustments made to the demands of clients, codes, consultants, budgets, builders, and regulatory agencies, not to mention the complex logistics of construction itself?” – Allen XI

Do any of these types of demands worry you more than the others in studios or as you think about entering practice?

4 “It is precisely when practice and experimentation turn up inconsistencies in the “normal science” that new theories are produced” – Allen XII

Which of the classifications as presented by Pineiro best facilitate the balance of practice and experimentation required to produce new theories?

5 “…doubt returns thought to openness before the world; it involves a loss of control which places thought in a more vulnerable relation to the world than before” – Allen XV

How much does doubt weigh on your thoughts throughout the design process? Is it a tool or an impediment? Is it more prevalent in the beginning (when choosing what the project should be), at the end (when thinking about what the project could have been), or some other time? (I’m thinking of doubt as “hard-headed” skepticism here. Self-criticism, client desires, best approaches, etc…)