«What Matters: Autobiography, the Novel and Disegno», p. 15. -

«Architects of Facts and Fiction» / Jonathan Hill, p. 16. -

«Perplexity and Questioning: Design as a Mode of Thinking» / Ross Jenner, p. 20. -

«Conceptualizing, Creating and Documentating Tactics for Digital Platforms in Architectural History» / Hannah Lewi, p. 23. -

«Re-defining Authorship: Venice as a Model for Design Research» / Sophia Psarra, p. 27. -

«Te Horo: Following the Concrete Drawing» / Jan Smitheram, p. 29. -

«What Matters: Everyday Life and the Collective», p. 39. -

«Design Research in a Globalized Age» / Murray Fraser, p. 40. -

«Critical Modernism: [Re}Building Politics» / Filipe Oliveira, p. 46. -

«The New NZ: Methods for Reimaging the Identity of Aotearoa» / Penny Allan, Huhana Smith, p. 50. -

«Regional Urban Studies Laboratory: Engaging in Collaborative Research With Policy Makers» / Helen Norrie, p. 54. -

«Drawing With the People. On the Street, Towards the City» / Pedro Mendes, Pedro M. Alves, Maria J. Pita, p. 57. -

«Who cares: Fascinations in Practice», p. 67. -

«Ra 88: Knowledge and Design Practice Research» / Richard Blythe, p. 68. -

«Practice Clouds: Architecture Still Actively in Formation» / Simon Twose, p. 73. -

«Cremorne 2005: Top-Down and Bottom-Up Tactics for Robust Urbanism» / Markus Jung, M. Cassaignau, M. Xue, p. 77. -

«Re-connecting Identity With Design Discourse» / Mahnaz Shah, Karina M. Zarza, p. 81. -

«Who cares: Ideas in the Academy», p. 93. -

«The possibility of Uncertain Conditions» / Vivian Mitsogiani, p. 94. -

«Depth X Width: The Dimesionality of Design as Research» / Donald L. bates, p. 101. -

«Speculations on Architectural Research in the Design Studio» / Michael Jasper, p. 103. -

«Touchstones in Design: Learning Through Interdisciplinary Collaboration» / Martin Bryant, p. 107. -

«Methodology and Tactics for Design Research: The Cross Pollinating Three Way» / Marcus White, p. 110. -

«How: Sensibilities and Tacit Knowledge», p. 121. -

«Searching for Rigor While Drawing Uncertainty» / Nat Chard, p. 122. -

«Magmatic Drawing and Architecture's Design Research Repertoire» / Christopher A. French, p. 128. -

«[Re]searching [Im]probable [Im]possible and [Un]Desirable Design Features / Tuba Kocaturk, M. Biggs, R. Koeck, p. 132. -

«Planning a Design Thesis: Ways, Means and Tactics for Research Through Design» / Jules Moloney, p. 135. -

«Tactics and Transformations for Uncertain Territories: Cartogrraphy 's Contradictory Moments» / Katrina Simon, p. 138. -

«Land-Formations Tectonic Grounds: The Foundations of Research by Design Practice» / Alfredo Ramirez, C. Oloriz, p. 141. -

«How: Curation and Exhibition», p. 151. -

«Disappearing Acts: The Performative Exhibition as Spatial Research» / Dorita Hannah, p. 152. -

«Messy Tactics: Multi-Methodological Research and the Collaborative Project» / Michael Jemtrud, p. 163. -

«Testing Grounds: Research Through Design, Public Infrastructures and Policy» / Bree Travena, Mille Cattlin, p. 167. -

«Open Agenda: On Platforms for Speculative Research Between Academia and Practice» / Anthony Burke, p. 174.

«Afterword» / Hélène Frichot, p. 194.

«Perspectives on Architectural Design Research is a collection of short essays, projects and edited transcripts that offers current perspectives on design research in architecture and aligned disciplines. Contributors include international figures Donald L. Bates, Richard Blythe, Nat Chard, Murray Fraser, Dorita Hannah, Jonathan Hill and Vivian Mitsogianni. What emerges from the multiple perspectives is that contemporary design research – transdisciplinary, multi-scalar and concerning place, people, space and time – provides a collective and subtle mechanism that is propositional and transformative. The shared optimism of the contributors is that this propositional mode of research can be of catalytic value for contemporary culture and society.».