Inquiry by Design: Environment/Behavior/Neuroscience in Architecture, Interiors, Landscape, and Planning

by John Zeisel, John P. Eberhard (Foreword)

Illustrated evidence-based building and open space case studies demonstrate E-B’s continuing design impact. Fundamental theory and practical research methods are presented for planning, programming, designing, and evaluating the effects of physical environments in use. Part I describes how designers and researchers employ a similar creative process that promotes collaboration and yields greater design creativity and research effectiveness. Part II focuses on research methods to understand how buildings and spaces work: observing behavior and the physical environment, asking questions in interviews and surveys, and employing archival records that include data and physical plans.

Genres: Architecture, Design, Interior Design

399 pages, Paperback

First published February 21, 2006

Reviews

[Melina]

My thesis advisor recommended this book as a design research methods reference but I found it to be too light on practical methods. At this point in my graduate career, I was looking for more direction on how to execute my research properly. There are sections that cover interviewing techniques and survey questions that I found useful. I had to supplement my research references with a different book on research methods that was more comprehensive.

Overall, decent reference, but not the best.

[MohaNad Mohamed]

good site