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This introductory guide for anyone wishing to conduct research on an aspect of the built environment comprehensively addresses the full range of research methods available. From a building component to a room, a building, a neighborhood, or an urban center, Architectural Research Methods employs real-life examples of how good research can be used, from project inception to completion. Completely revised throughout, this standard text on the topic looks at current trends and innovations in research, and discusses interdiscinary involvement with design/build, sustainability and policy, urban design, prodcut design, and product. systems. New coverage of design studio-based research will show how the strategies described in the book can be employed in that context, and new discussion of the use of digital media to help frame the scope of ones research.