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Research example 6

Research Example 6

The title of this peer reviewed article is “Art and Architecture Discipline Problem”. This article talks about the relationship between art and architecture. Apparently the relationship between art and architecture has changed drastically in the past half century. The roots of the art forms are the same, but “art” is more tucked inside of galleries and hidden, while “architecture” is visible and can’t not be “seen”. The article continues to explore the relationships between painters, sculptures and architects, suggesting that if they worked together, they reconstruct and rebuild cities. It then challenges sub sections of art, saying they all meld together. For example, saying that buildings could constitute as a statue. This created lots of controversy and questions among artists, regarding their relationship with other artists.

The topic of this article is the relationship between are and architecture. The question of this article is; “what type of relationship does art have with architecture? Specifically, what what type of relationship do people in the art field, have with each other.

I am not exactly sure how to answer this research question. But I think interviews would be a good way to get peoples opinions on the art forms. Perhaps  asking for reports and acts of behaviors of events, would also be beneficial. You could then combine the reports and interviews and draw conclusions on the relationship between these different art forms.

To me, this research is very random, but interesting none the less. I would not have thought that artists would have had such strong opinions regarding other art forms.

I think my classmates would find this interesting because it is very out of the box research. The research compares things that you wouldn’t have assumed. This makes the article even more interesting, forcing the reader to think in an unorthodox way. This article is a secondary source because some of the information obtained was from another source.

 

Bibliography:

Plagens, P. (2014). ART AND ARCHITECTURE. Architectural Record, 202(8), 59–63.

 

Research example 5

Research Example 5

 

This peer reviewed article is called “Learning to Think Critically, A Visual Art Experiment”. The article talks about research done to test weather students who were exposed to art, could engage better in critical thinking.  To do this research a trial was conducted, where some of the students were told to participate in a school program at an art museum, while others were not. The findings of this research showed that students who participated in the school art visit, were much stronger critical thinkers.

The topic of this article is art and its relationship to education/intelligence. The question posed is, “are students who are exposed to art, able to think more critically than students with no art exposure?”

In order to test this question, you would need deep opinions/attitudes as well as expert knowledge data.

You would need to run the data by an expert who knows specifically about art and its association with critical thinking, specifically who could figure out if the art was affect the students thinking. You would also need to test the students (through learning there deeply held opinions and attitudes), to figure out if they are stronger critical thinkers after being exposed or not exposed to art.

After collecting all the data, you could analyze it by coding! See what categories matched with art and intellect/critical thinking, and draw conclusions from that.

I think this is really cool research. I personally believe that art can drastically affect intellect! I like how this study tries to use science to make a claim.

This would be a primary source because the information they tested was obtained first hand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bibliography

 

Bowen, D., Greene, J., & Kisida, B. (2014). Learning to Think Critically. Educational Researcher, 43(1), 37–44. doi:10.3102/0013189X13512675

 

Research example 4

Research example 4:
The title of this peer reviewed article is “Aesthetics” by Ethel Puffer Howes. This article talks about aesthetics, and what people find to be aesthetically pleasing. It continues to discuss the psychological analysis of aesthetics specifically how the brain reacts to different aesthetic experiences. There are many types of aesthetics, be it in art or economy. The author explains that you cannot compress all the aspects of aesthetics into a single formula, it consists of a many elements.
The topic of this article is aesthetics and the research question would be: what elements make up aesthetics?
In order to gather this data, you would need to either survey people and ask them, “what elements make up aesthetics?” Or you would need to discuss aesthetics with an expert- asking what makes something aesthetically pleasing.
This research is much more conceptual than any other readings I have come across. It takes a unique stance on the various elements and tools that make something aesthetically pleasing.
It is a secondary source because it takes the information from other peoples research and studies.

Citation: Howes, E. (1913). Æsthetics. Psychological Bulletin, 10(5), 196–201. doi:10.1037/h0071344

Research example 3

Research Example 3:

The title of this peer reviewed journal is called “Construction Management and Economics”. The article within this journal is called “Integral Sustainable Design”.

This article talks about how sustainability is a trendy area in many different jobs. It starts by discussing different ways of implementing sustainable design into jobs. An integral approach to sustainable design needs to be a mix of beauty (art+design), ethics of design and science of design. In order to do this, there needs to be perspectives on design. Four key perspectives named in this article are system perspectives, behavior perspectives, experience perspectives and cultures perspectives. These four “perspectives” are imperative for people to know, if they are thinking about using sustainable design in their lines of work.

The topic of this article is sustainable design. The question posed in this article is, “what do people using sustainable design in their line of work needs to know about sustainability?”. In order to answer this question, you would need expert knowledge.  In order to gather this data, you would collect surveys and do in depth interviews with engineers and experts in the field of sustainability. You would need to ask them what they believe is most important points in their field.

I think this research was very interesting. It is very modern and a new way to look at the future with sustainability. I like how it helped narrow down the most important aspects of sustainable design and gave suggestions on how to make if more affective.

I think my classmates would find it interesting that “sustainability” has become more popular, because it is seen specifically as a way to improve people’s relationship with nature. People feel as though pure nature no longer exists, and that people need to be reminded how to interact with it once again.

This is a secondary source because it uses data that already existed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Citation: Soibelman, L. (2013). Integral Sustainable Design. Construction Management and Economics, 31(2), 202–203. doi:10.1080/01446193.2012.735368

 

 

Research example 2:

 

Research Example 2:

The title of this peer reviewed journal is called, “Journal of Interior Design”. The article within this journal is called “Soft Skills versus Hard Skills: Practitioners’ Perspectives on Interior Design Interns”.

The article talks about how the field of interior design is always changing. To become a successful interior designer, a person needs specific education and a long line of internships and experience within the carrier. Since interior design is ever changing, it is hard for academic programs focusing on this subject, to keep up and have an accurate updated curriculum guide for students.

A study was constructed, using a social constructivist approach to try and better understand practitioner’s perceptions of soft and hard skills that are needed for aspiring interior designers. The study uses survey questions, directed towards evaluate senior- level interior design students at a mid sized Southeastern university. The survey also only used open ended questions. Once the study was completed the data was analyzed. The findings showed that soft skills were considered to be more positive and beneficial than hard skills.

I believe that this was a smart study to conduct, allowing for educational institutions to narrow their teachings to focus more on “soft skills” since it was found to be most beneficial. I think my classmates would find it surprising how much interior design changes every year. It is kind of like fashion, changing all the time, something that was “cool” could be considered bland and boring in a matter of weeks/ months/ years. This information would be a primary source, because the authors conducted the study and analyzed the data themselves, it was not taken from another source.

 

Citation: Gale, A., Duffey, M., Park‐Gates, S., & Peek, P. (2017). Soft Skills versus Hard Skills: Practitioners’ Perspectives on Interior Design Interns. Journal of Interior Design, 42(4). doi:10.1111/joid.12105

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research Example 1

Research Example 1:

The title of the Journal is called “Progressive Architecture”. The article within the Journal is called “Remebrance in downtown Boston” by John Morris.  The article talks about the New England holocaust memorial located in Boston. Specifically reminding people about one of history’s grimmest events. The article continues by discussing the design behind the memorial itself and why architects chose to create the building the way they did. The memorial is placed on a “traffic island” meaning its surrounded by traffic and random busy backdrops.

The main question posed in this article was “how can a memorial be constricted so that it can have presence while being surrounded by distracting backdrops?” In order to answer this question, there was a competition for architects to see who could complete such a task. A man named Stanley Saitowitz ended up winning, and explained his thought process and design. A person who would be competing in this type of competition would need expert knowledge in architecture. The data would than be analyzed by qualitative data because it is going to be composed of descriptions or pictures, created by the architect. I think this research is very interesting and brings up some good points about how to make something “known” while being surrounded by chaos. I think my classmates would find the thought process behind the design of the memorial to be interesting. This article would be a secondary source, because the information is not firsthand evidence, rather it is more recapping a situation and data that already happened.

 

Citation:

Dixon, J. M. (1995). Remebrance in downtown Boston. Progressive Architecture, 76(12), 25. Retrieved from

http://ezproxy.redlands.edu/docview/197316912?accountid=14729

Journal post 2

 

I did not find an article that matched my topic of sustainable architecture very well. However, I did find an article about architecture in The Art Bulletin.  The article is titled “El Lissitzky’s Other Wollkenbugel: Reconstructing an Abandoned Architectural Project” by Samuel Johnson. The article talks about El Lissitzky’s creation of the horizontal skyscraper. The skyscraper is called “Wolkenbugel”. The Wolkenbugel sparked a lot of debate regarding land use, restoration, integration of transit systems, while contemplating the relative priority of form and utility in architecture. Later on in the article Lissitzky proposes a second “Wolkenbugel” design.  A drawing in the article regarding Lissitzky’s second proposed design, explains the reconstruction and new design of the second “Wolkenbugel”. The drawing also helps to explain the attitudes, Constructivism and working process towards the second “Wolkenbugel”. I think the question in this article would be “How can the second “Wolkenbugel” structure fix the problems of transit, land-use and safety… etc. that the first “Wolkenbugel” brought forth?” For this question you would use expert knowledge (particularly someone good in restoration or an architectural engineer). You would need to gather architectural data from a number of people, regarding how to make the new project better. You would then analyze the data and come up with a plan on how to safely and effectively create the new building. This research of this article brings up interesting points regarding restoration and reconstruction in architecture. I think that my classmates the entire reconstruction process to be interesting, specifically how much thought, time and money goes into recreating and bettering architecture.

 

Johnson, S. (2017). El Lissitzky’s other wolkenbügel: Reconstructing an abandoned architectural project. Art Bulletin99(3), 147-169.

Journal #1- Leighton Heegaard

 

The title of the Journal is “Progressive architecture”.” The article within the Journal is called “Bussel, A. (1995). Don’t kill the NEA. Progressive Architecture, 76(8), 9.” The abstract of this article discussed how dismantling the National Endowment for the Arts would put a huge halt to modestly funded design programs. This is because the NEA (National Endowment for the Arts) is the only national advocate for the art and design community. The article states that if people want to have a voice in decisions affecting the environment in relationship to architecture, there will be a strong need for more federal backing/money. The author questions how to get more federal backing, and explores options to make the art and design community flourish more. The author continues to explain the reasons why art and design is important/crucial in our rapidly developing world. To gather data for this article, you would need expert knowledge because the information is not common knowledge. You would need to do quantitative analysis because the data is numeric.  This research is very persuasive. It has a clear goal to gain more funding from the federal government and is backed up with quotes and good data. I think that my classmates and other readers might find the quotes within the article, regarding how important design programs are to the word as a whole, to be interesting.

 

 

Bussel, A. (1995). Don’t kill the NEA. Progressive Architecture, 76(8), 9.