Types of study by design

Types of study by design

van der Voordt, Theo (TU Delft Real Estate Management)
de Jong, T.M. (TU Delft Technical Ecology and Methodology (OLD))

de Jong, T.M. (editor)
van der Voordt, D.J.M. (editor)

2002

In this book study by design – also called research by or through design – is defined as the development of knowledge by designing, studying the effects of this design, changing the design itself or its context, and studying the effects of the transformations. The ‘TOTE-model’ from systems analysis may be recognised in this : Test → Operate → Test → Exit. Methodologically this should be preceded by a pre-design study, particularly in order to ascertain which requirements should be met by the design; although a design does not need to be goal-directed by definition.

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