Tese de doutorado em design defendida na Universidade de Twente (Holanda). Resumo em inglecirc;s: This thesis looks at the practice of design as it emerges in architectural design and service design. The lens adopted considers design both as an activity as well as a space full of contradictions; which are accumulated tensions. Design activity is a professional occupation that interacts with other activities; whereas design space is a range of possibilities considered for a project. The contradictions in both sides are separately identified and then rejoined to follow the transitions from one side to another. When pursuing this dialectic; this research has found two ways in which design reproduces contradictions in society. The first; reductive design; aims to reduce contradictions by partitioning the design space into small manageable parts. The second; expansive design; aims to expand contradictions by increasing awareness for the possibilities in the design space. The former ignores; hides; or removes contradictions from the design space and the later uncovers; highlights; or takes advantage of contradictions in the design space. The combination of reductive design and expansive design leads to uneven development. This understanding of design comes from three short-term empirical studies of architectural design and service design projects; which were complemented with two experiments undertaken with design students. The empirical studies show evidence that expansive design may emerge from playing design games; however; this also depends on the willingness of participants to deal with contradictions in an inclusive way. The main contribution of this thesis is highlighting and developing further the concept of expansive design; which implies dealing with contradictions in an inclusive way.
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48 of 51 people found the following review helpful. A not irresistible and rather convoluted biographyBy Agnes AndreaThe first 30 pages-or-so are rather startling: Ms. Monk goes on and on quoting Freud and Heidegger; and she doesnt fail to let us know that "[she] read lot of philosophy and psychoanalytic work"... supposedly to gain a better understanding of Joni Mitchells persona; but I definitely smell a certain dose of self-importance on the authors part.Afterwards; things do get a little better. The book is based on archive material; mostly old interviews; so its interesting enough - provided you havent already read it elsewhere. You get lots of info about Mitchells public persona; about her struggle with a male-dominated showbiz industry and the pros and cons of (and her coping with) fame and success. And yet the material is somehow bizarrely displayed; due to the unfortunate choice of going with a thematic rather than chronological criterion. So you get a chapter about main influences ("Gods and monsters"); a chapter about Ms. Mitchells sentimental relationships ("Love"; of course) and so on. As a consequence of this criterion; you have in the first chapters a discussion over 1979 album "Mingus"; while a whole analysis of Ms. Mitchells formative years and her fascination with Nietzsche (and a REALLY weighty overview of his writings) is placed right in the middle of the book (!)As for Ms. Mitchells artistic achievements; they tend to remain in the background; and its here that the book seems mostly unbalanced; in my opinion. For instance; an album such as Ladies of the Canyon is barely acknowledged to exist as a whole; even if you do get about ten pages on the writing of song Woodstock alone. Other albums are merely acknowledged to exist; album "Night Ride Home" is not even mentioned; as if it never happened.All considered; I had the distinct impression that Ms. Monk wrote at length when she had a lot of archive material to draw from; when not; she merrily passed by; without much (if any) research of new insight.And this leads to what I think is the main problem of the book. The author didnt have access to Ms. Mitchell herself; since the artist wouldnt even consider talking to her. This I can understand; but the author doesnt seem to have made any attempt to talk to anyone who has worked; lived or has somehow been involved with Ms Mitchell; either.So theres no fresh input.Ms. Monk is obviously aware that this was "a huge problem"; as she honestly (if rhetorically) asks herself in the introduction: "How do I add anything original to the already exhaustive amount of Joni material without any new Joni Mitchell musings?" Im afraid the answer is: she doesnt.My personal; final suggestion: anyone interested in Joni Mitchell might check out the Library on her official site [...]: theres an astonishing treasure trove of hundreds of articles and interviews; conveniently indexed by year; publication; author; type (interview/review) etc.Its constantly updated and its by far the best and most informative musician site Ive ever run into; so my highest praise to Ms. Mitchells site and those who run it.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. More About Joni The Person Than Her SongsBy Kevin S. ODonnellThis bio really does focus on Jonis creative side; as well as her artistic influences. It seems to read in a non-linear; academic fashion; with Joni writing about truth and the search for it; and herself. For those fans interested in her music material and how it was created; they may want to check out other books about Joni. In this last regard; I was a bit disappointed. Overall; though; it was an interesting read.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. PatchyBy Marian LeesAlthough I loved reading about Joni Mitchell I found this biography a bit patchy and too much about the artistic process and not enough biographical content. Although it was interesting to read about her influences I would have like to know more about what was happening in her life.
