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Phenomenological Anlysis in Design |
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This article was first published in Design Studies magazine (UK) in 1989 under the title "Phenomenological Analyais in the Design Process. It interrogates the role played by ideology in the value systems inherent in design, in architecture and (by extension) in aesthetics. It critiques the Modernist notion of rationality and shows it to be a myth which masks a desire for cultural control and imposition. The article was a precurser to my later (PhD) reseach into Critical Theory and particularly Critical Aesthetics. As such it lacks the depth of analysis of my later work, but is still, I believe, of historical interest within the context of the material available on the website.
Using examples from: it demonstrates how group creativity can be developed using techniques from phenomonological analyses th achieve concensus designs which reflect the multivalent perceptions of the designers. It follows on from research into Design Archetypes and prefigures the later writings on Ideology and Design.
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