- Why Research?
- Identifying Information Sources
- Planning Your Research
- Information Gathering
- Research-Inspired Design: Translating Research into a Design Project
- Developing and Communicating the Program
- Site Selection and Analysis
- Schematic Design
- Design Development
- Design as a Circular Process
- Case studies throughout of art-based designs, research-based designs, evidence-based design and asset-based design
- Diagramming techniques such as bubble, block, parti drawings; functional and exploratory sketches, perspectives and models
- Includes individual and group in-class exercises and field and out-of-class assignments
- CD-ROM includes sample projects at each phase of typical project developments, diagrams, sketches, photos of models and completed presentation boards, and copies of all forms and/or questionnaires
- Instructor's Guide includes completed samples of all exercises, additional exercises, grading rubrics, and sample and blank feedback forms
- PowerPoint Presentation includes lecture notes and summaries of presentations
