Research through Design under Systematic Quality Criteria: Methodology and Teaching Research

Abstract

Editorial Summary In their contribution, Sören Schöbel, Julian Schäfer and Georg Hausladen ask how architectural design can be used as a method of gaining scientific knowledge. They state that this is only possible if architectural design, which is generally characterized by a specific, creative, subjective and case-by-case process, is embedded into a methodical framework that enables general, i.e. transferable and verifiable knowledge. By stating that qualitative research in the disciplines in which it was developed is essentially based on a creative but nevertheless systematic interpretation of data in search of new, previously unknown structures the authors see a proximity to design in architecture, and therefore suggest transfering the quality criteria of qualitative research to research-based design. They describe three basic principles - regularity, relevance, and universality - and illustrate how research through design can be carried out using these principles with the example of different teaching formats. [Ferdinand Ludwig]

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“…Nevertheless, it is appropriate and reliable for the present paper, because the process of gaining knowledge, which resulted from the clear approach according to Roggema [20], is comprehensible and transparent. Schöbel et al [17] describe the characteristics of qualitative research as follows: "Qualitative research is essentially based on a creative but nevertheless systematic interpretation of data in search of new, previously unknown structures. It therefore has a proximity to research through architectural design."…”

“…This leads to a knowledge production that can be made visible through reflection. In this sense, it is a qualitative research methodology [16,17] with an inductive research approach [18].…”