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Leonard Bruce Archer CBE (22 November 1922 – 16 May 2005) was a British chartered mechanical engineer and Professor of Design Research at the Royal College of Art (RCA) who championed research in design, and helped to establish design as an academic discipline.
At the Royal College of Art (RCA) for 27 years, Archer was a key figure in early Design Research and a driving force behind the attempt in the 1960s to be rigorous, and in particular “systematic”, about the nature and practice of designing.
Leonard Bruce Archer (1922-2005) was a design theorist, engineer and academic. Between 1956-60, Archer lectured in Industrial Design Engineering at the Central School of Art and Design, London.
Aug 25, 2020 · Publicado durante 1963 y 1964 por la revista inglesa Design. Como proposición de diseño, Archer propone “seleccionar los materiales correctos y darles forma para satisfacer las necesidades de...
Jun 10, 2024 · Learn about L. Bruce Archer (1922–2005), a professor of industrial design engineering and a leader in the design methods movement. He taught at the Central School of Arts & Crafts and the Royal College of Art, and published books on design research and innovation.
Aug 3, 2009 · Bruce Archer is widely recognised as one of the founding fathers of Design Research. It's worth reading his wikipedia entry. Here's a fascinating excerpt about his initial experiences in using research to improve the design of hospital equipment.
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This document is the doctoral thesis of L Bruce Archer. It is a part of his pioneering attempts in the 1960s to create a science of design - a project he later looked back on with some regret.
