Dennis Doordan

University of Notre Dame, Architecture, Emeritus

Followers

584

Following

Public Views

Trained originally as an architectural and design historian, Dennis Doordan is now a design educator, critic, museum consultant and editor of Design Issues, a journal devoted to the history, theory, and criticism of design and recognized as one of the leading academic journals devoted to design studies. Doordan has published books and articles on a wide variety of topics dealing with modern and contemporary architecture and design. His most recent publication addresses issues and models for sustainable design.

less

Interests

Uploads

Papers by Dennis Doordan

Design history : an anthology

MIT Press eBooks, 1995

Page 1. Design History An Anthology A Design Issues Reader edited by Dennis P. Doordan Page 2. Pa... more

Developing Theories for Sustainable Design

Design: Critical and Primary Sources. Design Reform, Modernism and Modernization

Design Issues, Mar 1, 2019

Download

An Interview with Mrs. Sarah (Melvyn) Maxwell Smith about the Smith House by

Foreward ; William Lescaze and the Rise of Modern Design in America

Download

The designed world : images, objects, environments

Berg eBooks, 2010

John Heskett: A Testament

Design Issues, Oct 1, 2014

We are saddened by the recent passing of John Heskett (February 25, 2014). He was instrumental in... more We are saddened by the recent passing of John Heskett (February 25, 2014). He was instrumental in the development of design history and design studies since their inceptions in the late 1970s. John's degree in economics, at the London School of Economics, shaped his thinking about design whether as an historian, a consultant, or a policy maker. He taught at institutions in Europe, the United States, and Asia throughout his career, but he was also influential in worlds of business and government where he often addressed business leaders and high-ranking government officials. John believed strongly that design could make a major difference to the advancement of national economies; and, he helped many people-in positions of influence-to understand that concept and to develop policies and plans in which they could make design central to their own activities. He understood design's relation to economics and was able to speak persuasively on that issue. As a professor, John taught several generations of design students and contributed meaningfully to their understanding of design's potential in society. Studying with John meant that you-as a design student-had to learn about all the factors that surround the planning, production and distribution of designparticularly, economics, marketing, and policy. John may have been the first design studies scholar to strongly emphasize the need for national design policies. He made a particularly strong contribution to the development of design policy and strategy in Asian countries, which have recently connected to design more so than countries in the West. His lectures in Hong Kong, China, South Korea, Japan, and Thailand helped government officials, business people, and educators devise plans to improve the understanding and practice of design in their respective countries. John was equally sought after in Europe and the United States for lectures to economists, managers, and design researchers. He contributed to the curriculum at the Institute of Design at the Illinois Institute

Download

Introduction 2004

Design Issues, 2004

Statement of Editorial Policy

Design Issues, 2001

Monographs series aims to publish major reports of developmental research that generates authorit... more Monographs series aims to publish major reports of developmental research that generates authoritative new findings and that foster a fresh perspective and/or integration of data/research on conceptually significant issues. Submissions may consist of individually or group-authored reports of findings from some single large-scale investigation or from a series of experiments centering on a particular question. Multiauthored sets of independent studies concerning the same underlying question also may be appropriate. A critical requirement in such instances is that the individual authors address common issues and that the contribution arising from the set as a whole be unique, substantial, and well integrated. Manuscripts reporting interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary research on significant developmental questions and those including evidence from diverse cultural, racial, and ethnic groups are of particular interest. Also of special interest are manuscripts that bridge basic and applied developmental science, and that reflect the international perspective of the Society. Because the aim of the Monographs series is to enhance cross-fertilization among disciplines or subfields as well as advance knowledge on specialized topics, the links between the specific issues under study and larger questions relating to developmental processes should emerge clearly and be apparent for both general readers and specialists on the topic. In short, irrespective of how it may be framed, work that contributes significant data and/or extends a developmental perspective will be considered. Potential authors who may be unsure whether the manuscript they are planning wouldmake an appropriate submission to the SRCD Monographs are invited to draft an outline or prospectus of what they propose and send it to the incoming editor for review and comment. Potential authors are not required to be members of the Society for Research in Child Development nor affiliated with the academic discipline of psychology to submit a manuscript for consideration by the Monographs. The significance of the work in extending developmental theory and in contributing new empirical information is the crucial consideration.

Download

Victor Margolin: A Testament

Design Issues, 2020

, a seminal figure in the development of Design History and Design Studies, and a proud collector... more , a seminal figure in the development of Design History and Design Studies, and a proud collector of corny puns and kitsch objects. Born in Washington DC, Victor enrolled to study English Literature and Film at Columbia University during which time he edited The Columbia Jester, made contributions to MAD magazine, and published two books of puns. He graduated from Columbia in 1963 with a Fulbright Fellowship to study at the Institute of Higher Cinema Studies in Paris. On returning to the US Victor eventually settled in Chicago, in 1975. There, after completing a PhD on Russian constructivist designers, his career started to take shape with several publications: American Poster Renaissance: The Great Age of Poster Design 1890-1900 (1975), the edited volume Propaganda: The Art of Persuasion WWII (1976), and The Promise and the Product: 200 years of American Advertising Posters (1979). He then secured a tenured post teaching art and design history at the University of Illinois in 1982, remaining there until his retirement in 2006. Early in his career at the University Victor worked with colleagues to establish the academic journal Design Issues (first published in 1984) becoming its founding editor then remaining a committed member of the editorial board thereafter. From this point on Victor started to edit and co-edit important volumes of essays on design titled Design Discourse

Download

Introduction. Writing History: Reflections on the Story of Midcentury Modern Architecture

… AND OTHER SUCH STORIES The 2019 Chicago Architecture Biennial, Chicago Cultural Center (September 19, 2019–January 5, 2020) Artistic Director: Yesomi Umolu, Co-Curators: Sepake Angiama and Paulo Tavares (Exhibition Review)

Design Issues, Jun 1, 2020

Review: The Monumental Era: European Architecture and Design 1929-1939 by Franco Borsi

Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Mar 1, 1989

Inquiry and Research in Design: A Contribution to the Mapping of the Discipline's Development

Professional skills and local engagement: the challenge of Transition Design

Design philosophy papers, Jan 2, 2015

Transition Design is a concept that offers hope and raises important questions about the nature o... more Transition Design is a concept that offers hope and raises important questions about the nature of design and the role of designers in the twenty-first century. Confronted with a global condition characterized by ominous environmental, economic, and social problems, Transition Design offers hope for a viable way forward based on strategies for acting that value holistic thinking, community building, co-design, and intervention on multiple scales. Transition Design promises to open up a conceptual space in which it is possible to promote the alignment of values, resources, and people in ways that promote environmental and social well-being. At the same time, to name something is to claim for it a distinctive identity or status and the proponents of Transition Design face unavoidable questions. What distinguishes Transition Design from social design, service design, sustainable design, or any number of other forms of design identified with their own qualifying adjective and claims? From a political perspective, commonly cited features of Transition Design such as ABSTRACT This paper focuses on two challenges that Transition Design poses for design educators: teaching appropriate skill sets and promoting professional identities. University-based degree programs in design are expected to prepare graduates for professional careers providing

Download

On History

Design Issues, 1995

How To Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthrough We Need by Bill Gates (Book Review)

Design Issues, 2022

Building Modern Italy: Italian Architecture, 1914-36

Journal of Architectural Education, 1990

Download

On Materials

Design Issues, Oct 1, 2003

Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Wendy Kaplan

Studies in the decorative arts, Oct 1, 1997

Dennis Doordan

Uploads

Papers by Dennis Doordan

Log In