On the conceptual framework of John Gero's FBS-model and the prescriptive aims of design methodology

Design Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 133-157

  Vermaas, Pieter E ^a   Dorst, Kees ^b  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

descriptive and prescriptive modeling; design knowledge; design methodology; design models; philosophy of design

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SUPPORTED COOPERATIVE WORK; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

DESCRIPTIVE AND PRESCRIPTIVE MODELING; DESIGN KNOWLEDGE; DESIGN METHODOLOGY; DESIGN MODELS; PHILOSOPHY OF DESIGN;

PROBLEM SOLVING;

EID: 33847330829     PISSN: 0142694X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.destud.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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