Overview
Research platforms are rooted in the wide-reaching and generalist character of our discipline, engendering new forms of experimentation and collaboration, including conversations with a broad range of voices from within and outside the field. Each studio focuses on a single, closely-defined research topic that is culled from a variety of scales and contexts—from local to global, from theoretical to material explorations, from formal and cultural investigations of architecture to cities and environments. Like all other modes of scholarly inquiry, research platforms thrive on criticality, discourse, and public dissemination of new knowledge. Yet, design research also engages the imagination and creative practices of making, providing a unique interplay of curiosity and conversation.
