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Architectural research: definitions/studies/methods

Compiled by Jeanne Brown, Head of the Architecture Studies Library
University of Nevada, Las Vegas


ACADIA Proceedings. ACADIA, the Association for Computer Aided Design in Architecture. 1986- , 1988-1990.
Arch Stx NA2728.A26a

Advances in Environment, Behavior, and Design. NY: Plenum Press, 1987-1997 .
Arch Stx TA166 A36

Alreck, Pamela L. and Robert B. Settle. The Survey Research Handbook. 2nd ed. Chicago : Irwin, 1995.
Lied: HN29 .A46 1995b.

Architecture and Behaviour.
Arch Periodicals NA 2542.4 A7 1992-1995.

Arthur, Paul. Wayfinding: People, Signs, and Architecture. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1992.
Arch Stx NA2750 A69 1992

Baum, Andrew and Jerome E. Singer, eds. Methods and Environmental Psychology. Hillsdale, NJ: L. Erlbaum Associates, 1985.
Lied Stx BF353 M47 1985

Bechtel, Robert B., Robert W. Marans, and William Michelson. Methods in Environmental and Behavioral Research. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1987.
Lied and Arch Stx BF353 M48 1987

Bickman, Leonard and Debra J. Rog, eds. Handbook of Applied Social Science Research Methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage publications, 1998.
Lied stx. H62 H24534 1998

Borden, Iain and Katerina Ruedi. The Dissertation: An Architecture Student's Handbook. Oxford, Boston: Architectural Press, 2000.
Arch Stx NA2108 B67 2000

Burawoy, Michael and others. Ethnography Unbound : Power and Resistance in the Modern Metropolis. Berkeley : University of California Press, 1991.
Lied Stx GN346.4 .E84 1991

Cherulnik, Paul D. Applications of Environment-Behavior Research: Case Studies and Analysis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993.
Arch Stx NA2542.35 C74 1993

Clifford, James and George E. Marcus. Writing Culture : the Poetics and Politics of Ethnography. Berkeley : University of California Press, 1986.
Lied Stx GN307.7 .W75 1986

Cuff, Dana. Architecture : The Story of Practice. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1991.
Arch Stx NA1996 .C84 1991

----. "Practice Research." A/R Architecture/Research 2 (1) (November 1992):22-23. Arch Libn File

Dawson, Catherine. Practical Research Methods: A User-Friendly Guide to Mastering Research Techniques and Projects. Oxford: How-To Books, 2002.
Internet Access.

De Jong, T.M. and D.J.M. Van Der Voordt. Ways to Study and Research Urban, Architectural and Technical Design. Delft, Netherlands: DUP Science, 2002.
Arch Stx NA2750 W39 2002

Despres, Carole and Denise Piche (eds.). Housing Surveys : Advances in Theory and Methods. Quebec, Canada : Universite Laval, Centre de recherche en amenagement et developpement, 1995.
Arch Stx HD7286 .H68 1995

Duerk, Donna P. Architectural Programming: Information Management for Design. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993.
Arch Stx NA2750 D83 1993

Elmes, David G., Barry H. Kantowitz, and Henry L. Roediger III. Research Methods in Psychology. Pacific Grove: Brooks/Cole Pub., 1999.
Lied Stx BF76.5 E44 1999

Environment and Behavior.
UNLV Lied Periodicals. Internet Access. HM 206 E5

Environment and Planning B, Planning and Design. 1992-
Arch Periodicals NA 2005 E58

Environmental Design Research Association. Proceedings. 1969- .
1969- 1995. Arch Stx NA2542.35 E693x
1996-1998 Arch Stx NA2542.35 E694
1999 Arch Stx TA170 E34
2000, 2001 Arch Stx NA2542.35 E58
2002 Arch Stx NA2542.35 E54
2003 Arch Stx TA170 E34
2004 Arch Stx NA2542.35 E54

Francis, Mark. A Case Study Method for Landscape Architects. Washington, D.C.: Landscape Architecture Foundation, 1999.
Arch Stx SB472 F73 1999

Friedmann, Arnold , Craig Zimring, and Ervin Zube. Environmental Design Evaluation. NY: Plenum Press, 1978.
Arch Stx NA2542.35 F75

Gray, Carole and Julian Malins. Visualizing Research: A Guide to the Research Process in Art and Design.Aldershot, Hants, England: Ashgate Publishing Limited, 2004.
Arch Stx NK1170 G68 2004

Groat, Linda and David Wang. Architectural Research Methods. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2002.
Arch Stx NA2000 G76 2002.

Harrigan, John E. Human Factors Research: Methods and Applications for Architects and Interior Designers. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 1987.
Arch Stx NA2542.4 H37x 1987

Hashem, Zouheir A. Research Methods for Architects and Construction Managers. Las Vegas: International Consulting Engineers, 2004.
Arch Stx NA2005 H37 2004

Human Behavior and Environment. NY: Plenum Press,1980-1994.
Arch Stx BF353 H85

Journal of Architectural and Planning Research. 1991-.
Arch Periodicals. HT166.J67

Kalay, Yehuda E. (ed.) Evaluating and Predicting Design Performance. NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1992.
Arch Stx NA2728 E94 1992

Kennett, Earle W. "Research, Architectural." Encyclopedia of Architecture, Design, Engineering & Construction. NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1988.
Arch Ref NA31 E59 1988

Laing, Andrew et.al. New Environments for Working: The Re-Design of Offices and Environmental Systems for New Ways of Working. London: Construction Research Communications, LTD., 1998.
Arch Stx HF5547.2 N48 1998

Lang, Jon. Changing Architectural Theory: The Role of the Behavioral Sciences in Environmental Design. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1987.
Arch Stx NA2750 L36 1987

Laurel, Brenda, ed. Design Research: Methods and Perspectives. Cambridge: MIT Press, 2003.
Lied Stx. TA174 D483 2003

Lincoln, Yvonna S. Naturalistic Inquiry. Beverly Hills, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1985.
Lied Stx B828.2 L56 1985

Malnar, Joy Monice and Frank Vodvarka. The Interior Dimension: A Theoretical Approach to Enclosed Space. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992.
Arch Stx NA2850 M35 1992

Marcus, George E. and Michael M.J. Fischer. Anthropology as Cultural Critique : An Experimental Moment in the Human Sciences. 2nd ed. Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1999.
Lied Stx GN345 .M37 1999

McCormick, Bailie Grant. Applications of Environment-Behavior-Design Research to Planned Communities. Thesis, University of Arizona, 1990.
Arch Stx SB472.7 M36x 1990b

Meltzoff, Julian. Critical Thinking About Research : Psychology and Related Fields. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 1998.
Lied Stx BF76.5 .M45 1998

Miles, Matthew B. and A. Michael Huberman. Qualitative Data Analysis : An Expanded Sourcebook. 2nd ed. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, 1994.
Lied Stx H62 .M437 1994

Mitchell, C. Thomas. Redefining Designing: From Form to Experience. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993. [See especially Chapter two: Design Research].
Arch Stx NA2750 M56 1993

Mitra, Ananda and Sam Lankford. Research Methods in Park, Recreation, and Leisure Services. Champaign, IL: Sangamore pubs., 1999.
Internet Access.

Moore, Gary, et.al. Resources in Environment-Behavior Studies. 5th ed. Milwaukee: University of Wisconsin School of Architecture and Urban Planning, 1996.
Arch Ref NA2542.4 R43 1996

Passini, Romedi. Wayfinding in Architecture. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992.
Arch Stx NA2765 P37 1992

Peled, Arie, "Understanding Buildings: the Ecoanalysis of Places," Architects' Journal 192, no. 7 (15 August 1990):49-55.

Potter, W. James. An Analysis of Thinking and Research about Qualitative Methods. Mahwah, N.J.: L. Erlbaum Associates, 1996.
Arch and Lied Stx P91.3 .P68 1996

Preiser, Wolfgang F. E., Harvey Z. Rabinowitz, and Edward T. White. Post-Occupancy Evaluation. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1988.
Arch Stx NA2750.P69 1988

Rapoport, Amos. The Meaning of the Built Environment: A Nonverbal Communication Approach. Reprint of 1982 ed. Tucson: University of Arizona Press, c1990.
Arch Stx BF353 .R36 1990

Robinson, Julia. "Architectural Research: Incorporating Myth and Science." Journal of Architectural Education 44 (1) (November 1990): 20-32. Arch Periodicals NA1 J77

Sanoff, Henry. Integrating Programming, Evaluation and Participation in Design. Aldershop, UK: Avebury, 1992.
Arch Stx NA2728.S25 1992

----. Visual Research Methods in Design. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1991.
Arch Stx NA2750 S25 1991

Snyder, James C., ed. Architectural Research. NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1984. (request through Document Delivery)

Sommer, Barbara and Robert Sommer. A Practical Guide to Behavioral Research : Tools and Techniques. 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1997.
Lied Stx H62 .S724734 1997 . 5th ed. Nevada State College. H62 S724734 2002.

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee. Center for Architecture and Urban Planning Research. Publications in Architecture and Urban Planning. Arch Stx, cataloged separately.

Wehrli, Robert. Environmental Design Research: How To Do It and How To Apply It. NY: John Wiley & Sons, 1986.
Arch Stx TA170 W44 1986

Whyte, William H. The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces. Washington, D.C.: The Conservation Foundation, 1980.
Arch Stx HT153 W49

Wilson, Margaret A. and David V. Canter, "The Development of Central Concepts During Professional Education: An Example of a Multivariate Model of the Concept of Architectural Style," Applied Psychology: An International Review 39, no.4 (1990):431-455. (Request through Document Delivery)

Links to architecture research and research centers on the Internet can be found at http://www.library.unlv.edu/arch/rsrce/webrsrce/

10-92, revised 3-93, 8-93, 11-94, 8-95, 9-96, 11-97, 6-99 8-05.
Links to catalog added 11/2003.




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