How to Teach ‘New Tools’ in Landscape Architecture in the Digital Overload

The central theme of the paper is the introduction of hands-on tools showing the integration of information technology within a postgraduate study program (MAS LA) for landscape architects. What has already become a part of the discourse in the field of architecture – generic design – is now also finding more resonance in the context of large...

Identifying Cognitive Operations of Conception Implied in the Uses of Parametric Modeling in Architectural Design: Toward Pedagogical Tools

The research presented in this paper aims at identifying the cognitive operations implied in the uses of parametric modeling in architectural conception. The uses of parametric modeling in architectural design remain emergent and marginal. How can we teach these practices? The identification of the main cognitive operations of conception allows...

Using positioning theory to understand strategic management contradictions

The purpose of this paper is to take up a call for more “identity” research in construction management by exploring the potential of position theory as a framework for examining the ongoing construction of self through discourse. Using some basic constructs: storyline, speech-act and position, we examine how tensions and contradictions unfold in...