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Sense-making across collaborating disciplines in the early stages of architectural design Holzer, D 2009, Sense-making across collaborating disciplines in the early stages of architectural design, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Architecture and Design, RMIT University. Document type: Thesis Collection: Theses Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Holzer.pdf Thesis application/pdf 11.62MB Title Sense-making across collaborating disciplines in the early stages of architectural design Author(s) Holzer, D Year 2009 Abstract In my PhD thesis I raise the claim that a main ingredient to successful design collaboration in architecture and engineering is to make sense out of the information that is provided by designers and consultants as early and comprehensively as possible. The design of buildings has become a task with such a level of complexity that a social effort is required to coordinate and integrate the various worldviews of disciplines involved. In my research I first analyse obstacles to sense-making across collaborating disciplines by investigating the worldviews and priorities of the main parties involved in the design of buildings. I then propose novel ways for exchanging knowledge and generating common understanding between design professionals during early design and I introduce the process of optioneering as one possible method to assist architectural and engineering work practice. I present my work on the computational framework DesignLink that allows users from varying professional backgrounds to gather, evaluate and compare their data for design decision making in teams. In order to address the above issues, I have embedded myself in the engineering firm Arup in their Sydney and Melbourne offices. There, I have examined methods for communicating and integrating aspects of building performance between designers and design consultants over a period of three years. As part of my research at Arup, I have gained an understanding about the everyday requirements of design professionals for sense-making in collaborative practice. Degree Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Institution RMIT University School, Department or Centre Architecture and Design Keyword(s) Architectural design Optioneering Transdisciplinarity Collaboration Design communication Knowledge management Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 16 Dec 2010, 16:00:49 EST Mon, 20 Dec 2010, 10:49:54 EST Thu, 24 Feb 2011, 11:30:51 EST Fri, 12 Sep 2014, 13:38:56 EST Thu, 20 Oct 2016, 10:39:36 EST Thu, 20 Oct 2016, 10:41:36 EST Filtered Full Access Statistics: 537 Abstract Views, 1696 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 29 Nov 2010, 16:09:00 EST by Catalyst Administrator