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Issue 5:1

Open III

Methods—cannot wholly be derived from the places, problems, phenomena, disciplines, technologies or conventions and professional habits associated with research; there is a specific, rather than general integrity of methods based on the practices of the researcher, the place, and the type of research being done. This issue asks: What are the methods best used in your research of the built environment, and why? What research methods or strategies are you using to implement practices over time? What are the meta-methodologies informing your research? What do you see as the most effective methods for specific types of research in the built environment?

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5.1
A Sound Approach to Concrete: Transforming Concrete Through Shape and Porosity for Acoustical Reflection, Diffusion, and Absorption
The shape, interior volume, and materiality of the built environment influence occupant perception of sound. Placement...
A Sound Approach to Concrete: Transforming Concrete Through Shape and Porosity for Acoustical Reflection, Diffusion, and Absorption
5.1
Material Alignments
Advances in computation have fomented a new era of material and building technology invention in architecture....
Material Alignments
5.1
Control or Affect? The Paradox of 3D‐Printed Wood
As one of the oldest and most pervasive building materials, wood is so commonplace that its unique qualities or...
Control or Affect? The Paradox of 3D‐Printed Wood
5.1
On: Case Study Strategies for Architects and Designers
The case study is such a ubiquitous and seemingly natural form of inquiry in architecture that it can be surprising...
On: Case Study Strategies for Architects and Designers
5.1
Methods: How We Invent and Research
“[O]ur writing tools are also working on our thoughts” summarizes Friedrich Nietzsche’s experience using...
5.1
Molding Liquid Stone: A Computational and Experimental Mixed‐Method Study of 3D Print Formwork for Interlocking Concrete Modules
With bespoke fabrication on one end, and mass production on the other end of the fabrication spectrum, this study...
Molding Liquid Stone: A Computational and Experimental Mixed‐Method Study of 3D Print Formwork for Interlocking Concrete Modules