Towards a Metatheoretical Basis of an Activity Approach to Architectural Programming Research

Popov, Lubomir; Goza, Frank

doi:10.22492/ijpbs.2.3.04

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“…In the first part of this project (Popov & Goza, 2018) we elaborated key methodological considerations and guidelines for building conceptual frameworks in the field of programming research. We ultimately selected two approaches to guide our research, Systems Theory and Activity Theory (Popov & Goza, 2016). Using these approaches, we developed foundational ideas which serve as the guidelines for building our conceptual framework for programming research (Popov & Goza, 2018).…”

Section: Methodological Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…From an Activity Theory perspective (Lektorskii, 1990;Popov & Goza, 2016), the first step in concretizing the subject-object model is to introduce activity as a linking mechanism. Thus, we go to the subject-activity-object relationship.…”

Section: Methodological Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…So, the Agent component will have a different nature and content at each level of analysis. Similarly, the Activity component will have different content at each level (e.g., different processes, structures, and regularities (Popov & Goza, 2016;Wapner, 1987)). In this way, the emerging framework is a matrix organized into three different and juxtaposed layers of the agent-built environment continuum.…”

Section: Methodological Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Activity Theory suggests that organizational processes and activity systems are the core of the design program and that they should focus on business processes (in business parlance) and/or activity systems (in social science parlance) that are consistent with organizational goals and strategies, as well as logistical support issues (Popov & Goza, 2016;). From an Activity Theory perspective, we need to first examine the macro units, their relationships and their interactions (Blackler, 1993;Holt & Morris, 1993;Tobach, 1999).…”

Section: Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Activities can be categorized/typologized by the nature of their content and then studied in detail in order to develop the theoretical foundations for project-specific programming research (Popov & Goza, 2016;. Such a theoretical repository will help programmers start their investigation from a "higher" ground.…”

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confidence: 99%

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A Framework for Data Collection in Facility Programming: The Subject-Object Approach

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2019

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This study presents a framework designed to enable facility programming scholars to more easily handle the extremely large amounts of information they typically utilize, to guide the development of their research designs and procedures, and to suggest process structure. This framework's development was informed by both Activity Theory and Systems Theory and synthesizes knowledge about the most important aspects and layers of the sociospatial realm, articulating those analytical clusters that can be used as guides for developing programmatic research designs. The framework created is general enough to cover a wide variety of building types and programming situations. It is also flexible enough to be modified in multiple ways, including the possible addition of vast amounts of supplementary detail, to custom fit a specific facility programming project. The idea of creating a flexible guiding framework is based on the notion that in each programmatic situation content must be updated and aligned with specific organizational realities. Although very important to have theoretical support and shared research experience, each facility programming project is different and requires the adaptation of existing knowledge, as well as methodological erudition and proficiency to deal with the idiosyncrasies that emerge; all of which are possible with this framework. As such, this framework is foundational and pliable enough for further adaptation.The essence of this framework is reflected in by a matrix consisting of vertical and horizontal axes. This matrix emphasizes those facets most important to exploring sociospatial structures and relationships. The horizontal axis of the framework is based on an activity model that consists of agents, their goals, activities, necessary conditions, and the built environment. The vertical axis includes three levels or scales for analyzing the social realm: organization, groups and individuals. Each matrix cell provides information that can be used to develop guidelines for developing customized programmatic research designs and instruments. Each of the resulting 15 cells in this matrix is elaborated in detail. We believe that this framework will make significant contributions to the area of facility programming by providing an easily accessible and useful tool to area experts. This level falls between those of the organization and the individual. It may be subdivided into layers if necessary, depending on the type and structure of the organization, the size of the

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Section: Methodological Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Methodological Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Methodological Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 99%