Introduction to ‘Knowledge and design’

Ruth Conroy Dalton

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Introduction to ‘Knowledge and design’

Ruth Conroy Dalton^*

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School of Architecture and Built Environment

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This paper should have been far more influential than it was, and I will return to this statement at the end of this introduction, suggesting reasons as to why I think this might have been the case. The paper is about the surprisingly intricate and complex relationship between architectural knowledge, research and design. The term ‘knowledge’, here, refers to the holistic understanding that informs design and to which research of the right kind contributes; it implies a synthesis of information, experience and insights.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Space Syntax
Subtitle of host publication	Selected papers by Bill Hillier
Editors	Laura Vaughan, John Peponis, Ruth Conroy Dalton
Place of Publication	London
Publisher	UCL Press
Chapter	1
Pages	23-25
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781800087729
ISBN (Print)	9781800087699, 9781800087705, 9781800087712
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14324/111.9781800087712
Publication status	Published - 30 Apr 2025

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Introduction: Keys to Bill Hillier’s thought on architecture
Peponis, J., Conroy Dalton, R. & Vaughan, L., 30 Apr 2025, Space Syntax: Selected papers by Bill Hillier. Vaughan, L., Peponis, J. & Conroy Dalton, R. (eds.). London: UCL Press, p. 1-22 22 p.
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Space Syntax: Selected papers by Bill Hillier
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