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Evidence-Based Design for Multiple Building Types

Published 31 December 2008
D. Kirk Hamilton, David Watkins
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TL;DR

The case for Evidence-Based Design is made and Architecture will always be Knowledge-Based, as well as the challenges for Architectural Education.

Abstract

Foreward By Chris McEntee. Acknowledgements. ntroduction. PART I: THE CASE FOR EVIDENCE-BASED DESIGN. Chapter 1: What is Evidence-Based Design?. Chapter 2: Precedent-Based Professions & Transforming Architecture. Chapter 3: The New Practitioner. Chapter 4: Sustainable Design is Founded on Evidence (Lia Johnson). PART II: EVIDENCE-BASED DESIGN FOR BUILDING TYPES. Chapter 5: Evidence-Based Medicine and Healthcare Design. Chapter 6: Evidence in the Design of Learning Environments (Alejandro Iriarte Dent). Chapter 7: Evidence and Data in the Design of Workplace Environments. Chapter 8: Data Drives the Design of Retail Environments. Chapter 9: Evidence-Based Environments for Science. Chapter 10: Evidence in Places for Assembly and Performance. Chapter 11: Evidence in Historic Preservation & Adaptive Reuse. Chapter 12: Evidence in Urban Planning. PART III: DESIGNING WITH EVIDENCE. Chapter 13: Process & Methods for Evidence-Based Design. Chapter 14: Evidence Sources & Limitations. Chapter 15: The Practitioner as Researcher (A. Ray Pentecost III). Chapter 16: The Challenges for Architectural Education. Conclusion: Architecture will always be Knowledge-Based. Bibliography. Index.

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