Ethnography for Designers

Galen Cranz (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

270 Seiten

2016
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-12108-9 (ISBN)

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Ethnography for Designers teaches architects and designers how to listen actively to the knowledge people have about their own culture. This approach gives structure to values and qualities. It does this by noting the terms and underlying structure of thought people use to describe aspects of their culture. By responding to underlying cognitive patterns, the architect can both respond to the user and interpret creatively. Thus, ethno-semantic methods can help designers to enhance their professional responsibility to users and, at the same time, to feel fulfilled creatively. This book is a practical guide for those teaching social factors and social research methods to designers and for those using these methods in practice.

Galen Cranz is Professor of Architecture at the University of California at Berkeley, a Ph.D. sociologist from the University of Chicago, and a certified teacher of the Alexander Technique. She teaches social and cultural approaches to architecture and urban design. Emphasizing ethnography as a research method, she brings users' as well as creators' perspectives to our understanding of built environments.

Preface Part 1: The Ethnographic Design Project 1. Introduction to Design Ethnography 2. The Ethnographic Design Project: A Step-by-Step Overview 3. Sited Micro-cultures 4. Cultural Informants 5. Finding Meaning in Taxonomies 6. Literature Review: What Do Others Say? 7. Translating into Physical Design Glossary of Key Terms Bibliography Part 2: Report-Writing and Sample Reports Section 1. Preparing a Final Report Section 2. The Design Board Section 3. Sample Ethnographic Reports

Erscheinungsdatum	29.06.2016
Zusatzinfo	18 Tables, black and white; 54 Line drawings, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	174 x 246 mm
Gewicht	690 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Design / Innenarchitektur / Mode
	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
	Technik ► Architektur
ISBN-10	1-138-12108-8 / 1138121088
ISBN-13	978-1-138-12108-9 / 9781138121089
Zustand	Neuware