Design in architecture : architecture and the human science /
Geoffrey Broadbent
- London, United Kingdom : John Wiley & Son, Inc., c1973
- xiv, 504 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- 1. The architect as designer -- 2. The architect at work -- 3. new attitudes to design -- 4. Architecture and the human sciences -- 5. Models -- 6. Statistical methods -- 7. Human science techniques -- 8. Basic needs -- 9. Social needs -- 10. New problem-solving techniques -- 11. Communications -- 12. New maths -- 13. Development of design methods -- 14. New design processes -- 15. Computer-aided design -- 16. The design spectrum -- 17. Creative techniques -- 18. Cybernetics and systems in design -- 19. An environmental design process -- 20. The derivation of architectural form -- 21. Prospect -- References -- Name Index -- General index -- Acknowledgements to authors and publishers.