Design Research
Design research encompasses the methods and outputs of investigations that contribute to new knowledge through the creation of design projects in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Urban Design.
The home of design research at the University of Adelaide is the Design Research Collective (DRC). The DRC aims to develop a community of designers whose research not only raises the quality of debate around the built environment but also engages in its production. Activities include support for PhD by Design candidates, including the testing and dissemination of their work through the biannual DRC Colloquium.
Our research
DRC researchers are working on a range of design-focus research projects that include:
- Epistemological processes of spatial thinking in practice
- Design research pedagogy and methods
- Designing for adaptive reuse
Learn more about our research experts
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Lead researchers in this area are currently focused on
- Landscapes of agricultural tourism (Dr Jo Russell-Clarke)
- Emotive cognition and analytic synthesis in design (Dr Urs Bette)
- Inner city densification and sustainable models of growth (Dr Jo Russell-Clarke & Dr Urs Bette)
- Site-related production of architectural character and space (Dr Urs Bette)
- 'Form as space' and 'form as meaning' (Dr Urs Bette)
- Biodiversity positive design research (Dr Scott Hawken)
- Miniforest design research (Dr Scott Hawken)
- Applied design and fabrication research (Dr David Kroll)
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Our research units and groups working in this area
The Design Research Collective (DRC)
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Researchers in this cluster
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