
Design Expertise
Elsevier (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 27. March 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
322 pages
978-1-85617-670-5 (ISBN)
Description
Design Expertise explores what it takes to become an expert designer.It examines the perception of expertise in design and asks what knowledge, skills, attributes and experiences are necessary in order to design well. Bryan Lawson and Kees Dorst develop a new model of design expertise and show how design expertise can be developed.
This book is designed for all students, teachers, practitioners and researchers in architecture and design. To enable all readers to explore the book in a flexible way, the authors' words are always found on the left hand page. On the right are diagrams, illustrations and the voices of designers, teachers and students and occasionally others too.
'Design Expertise' provides a provocative new reading on the nature of design and creative thought.
This book is designed for all students, teachers, practitioners and researchers in architecture and design. To enable all readers to explore the book in a flexible way, the authors' words are always found on the left hand page. On the right are diagrams, illustrations and the voices of designers, teachers and students and occasionally others too.
'Design Expertise' provides a provocative new reading on the nature of design and creative thought.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Professional Practice & Development
Illustrations
Illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Weight
220 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85617-670-5 (9781856176705)
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Design Expertise
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Design Expertise
E-Book
10/2013
1st Edition
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Design Expertise
E-Book
10/2013
1st Edition
Routledge
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Persons
Bryan Lawson is a Professor of Architecture at the University of Sheffield. He is however both an architect and a psychologist, which has enabled him to study the nature of the design process.
Content
1. Journeys Through Design; 2. Understanding Design; 3. Expertise in Design; 4. Starting Out as a Designer; 5. Being Professional; 6. Educating Designers; 7. The Continuing Journey