Design, Practice, Materials and Making
Research related to design, practice, materials and making
Members of the Design, Practice, Materials and Making (DPMM) research group engage in traditional, practice-based and practice-led research, with a collective focus on design, practice, materials and making.
Aims
Group members seek to understand material and making cultures, affect processes and products in industry and practice, and explore the intersection of academic and professional domains.
The group supports original, rigorous research through collaboration and knowledge sharing, and connects research within the school to relevant activities outside.
Group leads
Research
- Conducting design-based research projects
- Reflection on (and evaluation of) built projects
- Research with a focus on material performance and properties
- Development and evaluation of construction techniques
- Research with a focus on making or prototyping
- Practice-based research
Projects
This year's projects
- Homes of today for tomorrow: Decarbonising Welsh housing between 2020 and 2050
- Homes for Future Generations – seven essays and six case studies
- Barnhaus (built project, Bridgend)
- Euro-Mediterranean Urban Voids Ecology (EMUVE)
Last year's projects
- Peter Salter’s Walmer Yard
- Actions to Decarbonise Existing Homes in Wales
Meet the team
Academic staff
Postgraduate students
Events
Ad-hoc research group meetings (approximately quarterly, but recently on hold due to COVID-19).
Key words:
Design participation practice process profession prototyping materials making manufacture methods