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    How Designers Think: The Design Process Demystified
    How Designers Think: The Design Process Demystified
    How Designers Think: The Design Process Demystified
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    How Designers Think: The Design Process Demystified

    By Bryan Lawson

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    How Designers Think: The Designing Process Demystified, Second Edition provides a comprehensive discussion of the psychology of the design process. The book is comprised of 15 chapters that are organized into three parts. The text first discusses the fundamentals of the concept of designer, designing, and design. The second part deals with design problems, including its components, model, and solutions. The last part covers the cognitive aspect of designing; the coverage of this part includes the philosophes, strategies, and tactics of design. The book will be of great interest to both students and instructors of architecture, planning, and industrial and interior design.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherElsevier Science
    Release dateMay 15, 2014
    ISBN9781483142111
    How Designers Think: The Design Process Demystified
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    Bryan Lawson

    Bryan Lawson is a Professor of Architecture at the University of Sheffield. He is however both an architect and a psychologist, which has enabled him to study the nature of the design process.

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