The Theory of Architecture: Concepts, Themes & PracticesThis jargon-free guide to design and architecture theory helps professionals engage in the discourse of where and what architecture is, and has been. |
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... Method , from the Greek methodos , pursuit of knowledge or mode of investiga- tion ( meta , with or sharing + odos , way ) , is commonly used for any means of accomplishing an end in a regular manner , an orderly procedure , or ...
... Method , from the Greek methodos , pursuit of knowledge or mode of investiga- tion ( meta , with or sharing + odos , way ) , is commonly used for any means of accomplishing an end in a regular manner , an orderly procedure , or ...
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... method and the telling of stories about it . It acquired an importance for architects with the Conference on Design Methods at Imperial College , London , in 1962 ( Jones and Thornley 1963 ) . This led to the formation in 1966 of the ...
... method and the telling of stories about it . It acquired an importance for architects with the Conference on Design Methods at Imperial College , London , in 1962 ( Jones and Thornley 1963 ) . This led to the formation in 1966 of the ...
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... method produces a socio - professsional stance that may incorporate any of the above methods , depending on the level of their acceptance within the profession and in education at a given time . The approach of designers from a ...
... method produces a socio - professsional stance that may incorporate any of the above methods , depending on the level of their acceptance within the profession and in education at a given time . The approach of designers from a ...
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Introduction | 1 |
Chapter 1 | 25 |
B Social Aspects of Theory | 50 |
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