The construction of autonomous knowledge in design research

Authors

  • Beany Guimarães Monteiro

Abstract

Traditionally Design research begins with a double movement: in one movement there is the theoretical knowledge to enlarge and consolidate our professional working practice, and in the other movement there is the research through design from a practical intervention, which is, in turn, reinterpreted in the Design theoretical knowledge field. These two movements, reciprocal and asymmetric, lead us to reflect about our vocation and talents, concerning ourselves as designers and our activities in contemporary Design. In this way a new research quality through design should be considered: one that predicts the construction of autonomous knowledge in relation to the traditional aforementioned movements.

Key words: design research, autonomous knowledge, practical intervention.

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Published

2021-06-17

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 3 (2009): Nov/Dec

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