To be sure, I do not believe that design practices do not involve research, or that these practices do not produce new knowledge. Nothing could be further from the idea. All design draws upon knowledge, either produced by existing research or new research. But critically, design is not synonymous with research. Design cannot base its conclusions on design itself. — Plat Journal
Archinect contributor and former editor in chief Javier Arbona's critique of Design as Research, DaR, and what happened to architectural theory. A provocative piece. "the Rise of Darists" @ PLAT 2.5
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excellent critical analysis (I agree wholeheartedly with many points), but I'm not sure what next step is here....
More DAR is the next step.
DAR has always been, DAR will always be.
Who knew there was a "rise" of DAR?
Good. If not obvious and needed to be clearly articulated.
I will read this again when I get trapped in that recurring 3d modeling "K-hole" in which I have forgotten about the meaning, use, and ontology of the project
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