Reflexions on the Plurality of Methods in Architecture

Editorial Summary With »Reflexions on the Plurality of Research Methodology in Architecture«, Oya Atalay Franck explores the plurality of methods in architecture, unfolding the broad variety of working fields in the discipline. She highlights the specificity of the design tasks, resulting in a unique challenge for each task with correspondingly individual answers and results, thereby framing designing as an adaptive creational process that corresponds to the distinct demands of the project. Although the design process here is outlined as interactive and feedback-dependent, including the interwoven use of different media and working methods, this contribution questions whether the discipline of architecture can actually be investigated according to proven procedures of research practice. [Katharina Voigt]