Introduction to Design Inquiry
4.273 · Architecture · Graduate · Fall 2001
Prof. Edith Ackermann, Prof. William Porter
<p>Introduction to Design Inquiry explores the nature and exercise of design intelligence. It aims to open avenues for further research and, along them, to open vistas on the teaching of design and on more mindful professional design practices.</p> <p>We see design as processes located in individuals and groups, shaped by the formation and experience of each individual and by the characteristics of the groups that play a role in the design process. People construct the worlds they inhabit out o…
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