MODELING PARADOXES IN NOVICE AND EXPERT DESIGN

Kees Dorst; Claus Thorp Hansen

MODELING PARADOXES IN NOVICE AND EXPERT DESIGN

Kees Dorst, Claus Thorp Hansen

University of Technology Sydney

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In their ICED09 paper ‘Problem formulation as a discursive activity’, the authors have used an extensive educational case study to explore a framework for describing design as a discursive activity, centered around the paradoxical nature of the problem situation. The ‘working definition’ for paradox that was used as the basis of that paper will now be re-examined, extended and detailed in the light of studies on expert designers. In particular, paradoxes will now be situated as an opposition between frames or within frames. Expert designers can be seen to build up a rich picture of the frames at play in a design situation, and extract themes that can lead to reformulation of the problem as well as the creation of innovative solutions. This behaviour is compared to the ways of working of novice designers (students) in the original case study.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Engineering Design : Impacting society through engineering design
Number of pages	436
Volume	Vol.2 Design Theory and Research Methodology
Publisher	Design Society
Publication date	2011
Pages	142-150
ISBN (Print)	978-1-904670-22-3
Publication status	Published - 2011
Event	18th International Conference on Engineering Design : Impacting Society Through Engineering Design - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 15 Aug 2011 → 18 Aug 2011 Conference number: 18 http://www.iced11.org/

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Conference	18th International Conference on Engineering Design : Impacting Society Through Engineering Design
Number	18
Country/Territory	Denmark
City	Copenhagen
Period	15/08/2011 → 18/08/2011
Internet address	http://www.iced11.org/

Series	DS
Number	68-2
ISSN	2220-4334

Keywords

Themes
Paradoxes
Frames
Design education
Design expertise

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Dorst, K & Hansen, CT 2011, MODELING PARADOXES IN NOVICE AND EXPERT DESIGN. in Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Engineering Design: Impacting society through engineering design. vol. Vol.2 Design Theory and Research Methodology, Design Society, DS, no. 68-2, pp. 142-150, 18th International Conference on Engineering Design : Impacting Society Through Engineering Design, Copenhagen, Denmark, 15/08/2011.

MODELING PARADOXES IN NOVICE AND EXPERT DESIGN. / Dorst, Kees; Hansen, Claus Thorp.
Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Engineering Design: Impacting society through engineering design. Vol. Vol.2 Design Theory and Research Methodology Design Society, 2011. p. 142-150 (DS; No. 68-2).

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