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Proceedings, Volume 2: Applied Research in Architecture and Planning
From the ARCC Spring Research Conference held in Tucson, AZ, 26-27 April, 1996

Applied Research in Architecture and Planning
Volume 2

Architectural Research Centers Consortium
Spring Research Conference
April 26-27, 1996

Published by
Herberger Center for Design Excellence
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Arizona State University

Contents (Vol. 2)

Foreword

Program

RESEARCH IN SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY

Building Applied Research From Community Service: Three Case Studies
Richard Dagenhart, Charles Rudolph College of Architecture Georgia Institute of Technology

Architecture Through a Child's Eye: Children's Museums as an Inspiration
Jawaid Haider Pennsylvania State University

RESEARCH IN EDUCATION

Deciding to Build: University Organization and the Design of Academic Buildings
Joseph Bilello, Ph.D., AIA Texas Tech University

Merging and Morphing: Design from Interdisciplinary Research
Darla V. Lindberg Pennsylvania State University

RESEARCH IN INDUSTRY

Developing a Network for Industry Support: A Case Study Project
David G. Scheatzle College of Architecture and Environmental Design Arizona State University

RESEARCH IN INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES

Architectural Alternatives to the Post-World War II Public School: Designs by the New American School Design Project
Roy Strickland Architecture Massachusetts Institute of Technology

RESEARCH IN AND WITH PRACTICE

The Charrette Testing Method for CAD Research
Mark J. Clayton Texas A&M University and Martin Fischer, Paul Teicholz, John Kunz Stanford University

Electronic As-Built Documentation
Thomas Mills College of Architecture and Urban Studies Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Proposal to Provide Emergency Family-Sized Shelters of Unaltered Stock Materials "Borrowed" From Local Lumber Yards Organized by Community Architects
Harry L. Siler Howard University

A Life Cycle Approach to Energy Efficiency of Buildings
Ihab Elkhawas City and Regional Planning Ohio State University, Margaret S. Drake, Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering Ohio State University, Burkhard von Rabenau, Ph.D. City and Regional Planning Ohio State University

ABSTRACTS (included with proceedings)

VOLUME ONE CONTENTS

Foreword

Applied Research in Architecture and Planning
Tucson, Arizona April 26-27, 1996

The role of research within architecture and comprehensive design schools is expanding. It now frequently includes the active participation of interdisciplinary teams of professors who blend their talents and expertise to focus on real-world issues that are of concern to partners in industry and to the communities in which we live.

Given this new reality, the ARCC spring 1996 conference, sponsored by The University of Arizona and Arizona State University, focused on the broad range of applied research being pursued within the field of architecture and allied disciplines. The objective was to gain an understanding of the types of research currently underway and to identify gaps that invite further research. The conference organizers actively encouraged the participation of researchers from the fields of planning, interior design, landscape architecture, and architecture. The concept generated considerable interest. More than eighty-five faculty and practitioners contributed abstracts which were then submitted to rigorous peer review. Of these only 48 abstracts were selected for presentation at the conference. These were developed into papers and presented in panels on the following overarching themes:

Research in and with Practice
Research with and within Industry
Research in Service to the Community
Research in Education

The conference opened with a welcome from Robert Hershberger, Dean of the College of Architecture of the University of Arizona. He then introduced Mike Cusanovich, Vice President for Research of the University of Arizona who offered a keynote address, "Applied Research in a Major University," that set the tone for the conference and challenged design faculty to play a larger role in shaping the research agenda, both on campus and in the broader community. Another conference highlight was The Energy Doctor Workshop Demonstration, conducted by Nader Chalfoun of the University of Arizona. It sensitized participants not only to ways to reduce energy costs but also to an approach to introducing the public to a set of issues of importance in the design process. Dean John Meunier of Arizona State University concluded the conference with an insightful presentation drawing out the individual highlights of the conference and pronouncing the conference as a barometer indicative of the vigor and health of architectural and planning research.

The success of the conference was, however largely attributed to the lively and provocative exchanges in the paper panels. The consistent high quality of papers and the wide range of research topics explored was a tribute to both the presenters and to the importance of applied research in the twenty-eight different universities that they represented. The following report includes the full text of only a small subset of those excellent presentations.

After the conference all papers were submitted to peer review. The unanimous choice for the outstanding paper award was the paper entitled: "Vertical Rebound Effect Near the Epicenter of Shallow Earthquakes" by Iver Wahl of the University of Oklahoma. In making its selection, the jury considered originality of research, appropriateness of research methodology, paper logic, and consistency and quality of presentation.

That paper, along with seventeen other high quality papers, was included in the first volume of this report. This volume includes ten other papers which were also selected by the peer review team for their quality of presentation, logic, and appropriateness of methodology. The competition was keen given the overall high quality of papers included in the conference. The abstracts of all papers presented were included in the first volume. This volume includes the abstracts of the papers published here along with the conference agenda

We hope that this report will generate further discussion and networking among researchers at our various universities and, in general, advance the state of applied research in architecture and planning.

Mary Kihl
Conference Co-Chair

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