Studies have recognized the failure of the traditional design approach both in practice and in th... more Studies have recognized the failure of the traditional design approach both in practice and in the studio. They showed that design problems today are too complex for the traditional approach to cope with and reflected a new interest in a better quality design services in order to meet the challenges of our time. In the mid-1970s and early 1980s, there has been a significant shift in focus within the field of design research towards the aim of creating a 'design discipline'. The problem, as will be discussed, is the lack of an integrated theory of design knowledge that can explicitly describe the design process in a coherent way. As a consequence, the traditional approach fails to operate systematically, in a disciplinary manner. Addressing this problem is the primary goal of the research study in the design process currently being conducted in the research-based master studio at Wollega University, Ethiopia. The research study seeks to make a contribution towards a disciplinary approach, through proper understanding the mechanism of knowledge development within design process systems. This is the task of the 'theory of design knowledge'. In this article the research project is introduced, and a model of the design process-system is developed in the studio as a research plan and a tool of design research at the same time. Based on data drawn from students' research projects, the theory of design knowledge is developed and empirically verified through the research project. 1. Introduction Studies have recognized the failure of the traditional design approach both in practice and in the studio. They showed that design problems today are too complex for the traditional approach to cope with [1], they criticized the traditional approach for lacking objective knowledge [2] and expressed a new interest in a better quality design [3]. In the mid-1970s and early 1980s, there has been a significant shift in focus within the field of design research towards the aim of creating a 'design discipline', [4]. Although design is usually a result of integrated thinking, described as systems approach integrated response [5]. There is no design theory at present exists, as will be discussed latter, that can explicitly describe the mechanism of knowledge development and integration within the design process, which the study refers to by the term the 'design knowledge mechanism'. As a result, the traditional approach fails to operate systematically, in a disciplinary manner. Addressing this is the central issue in the research study in the design process, which is currently being conducted in the research-based master studio at Wollega University, Ethiopia. The study seeks to make a contribution towards a disciplinary approach, through proper understanding the design knowledge mechanism, within design process systems. This is the task of the 'theory of design knowledge'. In this article a model of the 'design process-system' is developed in the studio as a methodology of design and as a tool for design research. The idea is not to impose a specific
Studies have recognized the failure of the traditional design approach both in practice and in th... more Studies have recognized the failure of the traditional design approach both in practice and in the studio. They showed that design problems today are too complex for the traditional approach to cope with and reflected a new interest in a better quality design services in order to meet the challenges of our time. In the mid-1970s and early 1980s, there has been a significant shift in focus within the field of design research towards the aim of creating a 'design discipline'. The problem, as will be discussed, is the lack of an integrated theory of design knowledge that can explicitly describe the design process in a coherent way. As a consequence, the traditional approach fails to operate systematically, in a disciplinary manner. Addressing this problem is the primary goal of the research study in the design process currently being conducted in the research-based master studio at Wollega University, Ethiopia. The research study seeks to make a contribution towards a disciplinary approach, through proper understanding the mechanism of knowledge development within design process systems. This is the task of the 'theory of design knowledge'. In this article the research project is introduced, and a model of the design process-system is developed in the studio as a research plan and a tool of design research at the same time. Based on data drawn from students' research projects, the theory of design knowledge is developed and empirically verified through the research project. 1. Introduction Studies have recognized the failure of the traditional design approach both in practice and in the studio. They showed that design problems today are too complex for the traditional approach to cope with [1], they criticized the traditional approach for lacking objective knowledge [2] and expressed a new interest in a better quality design [3]. In the mid-1970s and early 1980s, there has been a significant shift in focus within the field of design research towards the aim of creating a 'design discipline', [4]. Although design is usually a result of integrated thinking, described as systems approach integrated response [5]. There is no design theory at present exists, as will be discussed latter, that can explicitly describe the mechanism of knowledge development and integration within the design process, which the study refers to by the term the 'design knowledge mechanism'. As a result, the traditional approach fails to operate systematically, in a disciplinary manner. Addressing this is the central issue in the research study in the design process, which is currently being conducted in the research-based master studio at Wollega University, Ethiopia. The study seeks to make a contribution towards a disciplinary approach, through proper understanding the design knowledge mechanism, within design process systems. This is the task of the 'theory of design knowledge'. In this article a model of the 'design process-system' is developed in the studio as a methodology of design and as a tool for design research. The idea is not to impose a specific
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