Abstract:
The research work reported here
describes a project concerning the
proposed renovation and retrofitting of
a bioclimatic tower in Malaysia though
a three day colloquium and charette
exercise with students and
practitioners. Following the completion
of this project it was found that many
of the characteristic's of both the
activities and the knowledge outcomes
during and from this exercise are
consistent with what could called a
research-led teaching approach (RTL).
The paper first defines research led
teaching and then describes aspect of
the approached used in the project,
which have similarities with RTL.
Conclusions from this analysis suggest
that conventional research processes
and methodologies can frame
important questions for practice,
however often these cannot be
resolved easily though conventional
methods of architectural SCIence
research. RTL, which takes questions
from the convention research process
and explores these through design,
offers a model for future architectural
research.
