2005 Report on University Research

In fall 2004, the AIA asked universities to submit proposals regarding ongoing research of interest to the profession. Ten projects were chosen to be detailed and featured in this first report, which marks a new step in the ongoing collaboration in knowledge sharing with the academy. You can browse or download B/W PDF files of these 10 projects.

For further information on the AIA's research program, please see the AIA 2007 Research Summit Web site.

	Information Visualization Design: The Growing Challenges of a Data Saturated World (PDF 2.1mb)
	Building Investment Decision Support (PDF 1.5mb)
	Design Guidelines for Adult Day Services (PDF 510k)
	Golconde: The Introduction of Modernism in India (PDF 1.5mb)
	Beyond Net-To-Gross: Analogue Tools for Thinking with Non-Architects about the Design of Circulation and Other Shared Spaces (PDF 3.8mb)
	An Open Building Strategy for Converting Obsolete Office Buildings to Housing (PDF 2.1mb)
	Content Analysis of Web-based Collaborative Design: Empiracal Evidence of Design Process (PDF 720k)
	Mitigating the Effects of Hurricanes in Florida: The Challenges of Upgrading Mobile Home Parks (PDF 337k)
	A Comprehensive Approach to Teaching Structures Using Multimedia (PDF 643k)
	Sharing Tacit Design Knowledge In A Distributed Design Environment (PDF 1.4mb)
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