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Mapping the conceptual design activity of interdisciplinary teams
journal contribution
posted on 2009-02-12, 14:46 authored by Simon Austin, John Steele, Sebastian Macmillan, Paul Kirby, Robin SpenceThe conceptual design phase of any project is, by its very nature, a vibrant, creative and
dynamic period. It can also be disorganised with much backtracking accompanying the
exchange of information between design team members. The transfer of information,
ideas and opinion is critical to the development of concepts and as such, rather than being
recognised as merely a component of conceptual design activity, it needs to be
understood and, ultimately, managed. This paper describes an experimental workshop
involving fifteen design professionals in which conceptual design activity was tracked,
and subsequently mapped, in order to test and validate a tentative design framework
(phase and activity model). The nature of the design progression of the various teams is
captured and analysed, allowing a number of conclusions to be drawn regarding both the
iterative nature of this phase of design and how teams of professionals actually design
together.
History
School
- Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Citation
AUSTIN, S.A. ... et al, 2001. Mapping the conceptual design activity of interdisciplinary teams. Design Studies, 22 (3), pp.211-232Publisher
© ElsevierVersion
- AM (Accepted Manuscript)
Publication date
2001Notes
This journal article was published in the journal, Design Studies [© Elsevier] and the definitive version is available at: http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/30409/description#descriptionISSN
0142-694XLanguage
- en