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Constructing Research: A Theoretical Perspective on Research and Creativity in Architecture.
1Centre for the Study of Professions (SPS), Oslo Metropolitan University, Oslo, Norway.
HERD
|July 7, 2025
Summary
Research can enhance architectural creativity by acting as a catalyst. A new model, The Supportive Model of Research, demonstrates how research fortifies, protects, and elevates the creative process in architectural practice.
Area of Science:
- Architecture
- Creative Process Studies
- Research Methodology
Background:
- Growing recognition of research and intuition in architectural creativity.
- Pervasive concern that research may hinder creativity in practice.
- Opportunity for conceptual integration of research and creativity.
Purpose of the Study:
- Conceptually explore research and creativity in architecture.
- Propose a theoretical framework for research as a creative catalyst.
- Reassess the dichotomy between research and creativity.
Main Methods:
- Analysis inspired by Reflective Equilibrium.
- Conceptual exploration of synergies between research and creativity.
- Reassessment of normative assumptions regarding research and creativity.
Main Results:
- Proposal of The Supportive Model of Research.
- Demonstration of research as a catalyst in architectural creativity.
- Identification of three benefits: fortification, protection, and elevation.
Conclusions:
- The dichotomy between intuition and research may be false.
- Need for a new paradigm integrating research as support for creativity.
- Advocacy for an expansive and integrated approach in architectural practice.
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