Architecture Research in the Digital Age

Methods, Pedagogy, and Critical Practice
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-29378-1
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

In an era in which digital tools mediate design, measurement, and spatial decision-making, this book frames research methods explicitly through the lens of social justice and equity: not only helping readers master tools such as GIS, AI, AR and XR, but asking who uses them, who is served by them, and who is excluded.

By treating technology as embedded in power relations— with data flows, algorithmic biases, access differentials, and governance regimes— this book equips students and instructors with the skills to conduct research that is both digitally fluent and justice-oriented. Through named global case studies, module kits, and workflow templates, readers are invited to interrogate and redesign the digital infrastructures of the built environment so that research outcomes are inclusive, accountable, and socially transformative. The text begins with foundational considerations of epistemology and ontology, then moves through rigorous methodologies (literature review, qualitative and quantitative methods), and culminates in the application of emerging digital tools (AI, GIS, XR) within socially responsive research frames. Each chapter features classroom-tested pedagogical interventions—peer-review workshops, annotated bibliography exercises, hands-on digital tool demonstrations, and concept-mapping tasks—inviting active engagement, sharpened analytical clarity, and heightened awareness of justice in built environments.

For students of architecture, planning and design, as well as instructors and early-career professionals seeking structured supports, this book will equip readers with the tools to produce rigorous, inclusive, and methodologically sound inquiry.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Advanced

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mehan, Asma

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Städtebau, Stadtplanung (Architektur)
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gestaltung, Darstellung, Bautechnik
• Technische Wissenschaften Technik Allgemein Technik: Berufe & Ausbildung
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Part I – Foundations of Inquiry  1. Epistemology & Ontology in Research 2. Inquiry as Power and Perspective  Part II – Frameworks for Inquiry  3. Literature Review & Annotated Bibliographies 4. Crafting Qualitative & Quantitative Methods 5. Digital Tools & Critical Tech Awareness  Part III – Research Design & Application  6. Building Research Proposals 7. Spatial Inquiry & Equity 8. From Inquiry to Publication  Part IV – Teaching & Reflective Practice  9. Teaching Modules: Templates & Rubrics 10. Reflective Learning Tools 11. Future Directions in Critical Architectural Inquiry

Über Autor(innen)

Asma Mehan is an Assistant Professor at the Huckabee College of Architecture, Texas Tech University, USA, and Director of the Architectural Humanities and Urbanism Lab (AHU_Lab). She is also Editor-in-Chief of plaNext: Next Generation Planning. Her research bridges architectural humanities, critical urban studies, industrial heritage, adaptive reuse, public space, climate resilience, and spatial justice. She is the author of four books, including Kuala Lumpur: Community, Infrastructure, and Urban Inclusivity (Routledge, 2020), Tehran: From Sacred to Radical (Routledge, 2022), The Affective Agency of Public Space (2024), and Decolonizing Industrial Heritage (2026). She has also edited After Oil: A Comparative Analysis of Oil Heritage, Urban Transformations, and Resilience Paradigms (2025) and City, Public Space, and Body (Routledge, 2025), advancing comparative debates on post-industrial urban futures, public space, embodiment, and resilience.