The Sensory Notation Handbook is the result of an AHRC/EPSRC research project under the Designing for the 21st Century Scheme. The research was conducted at the University of Stratchlyde, and has since been used as a teaching tool at the Manchester School of Architecture in the course Graphic Anthropology, as well as further workshops at the University of Edinburgh, University of Aberdeen, University of St Andrews and other locations. Of use to both architects and anthropologists, the work is grounded in a simple tool for notating sensory experience, backed up by rigorous writing and drawing...

While fundamentally a design discipline, architectural education requires an element of history and theory, grouped under the term "research." However, many students struggle with this part of their course. This practical handbook provides the necessary grounding in this subject, addressing essential questions about what research in architecture can be.
The first part of the book is a general guide to the fundamentals of how to do research, from assembling a literature review to conducting an interview. The second section presents a selection of case studies dealing with such topics as...