1st Principles

Subject

Architecture

Space, structure, and the experience of moving through buildings.

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Topics

Foundations

Orientation and shared vocabulary for this subject.

Application

Constraints in real jobs in Architecture

Constraints in real jobs as it applies to Architecture.

Cost and benefit in Architecture

Cost and benefit as it applies to Architecture.

Failure modes in Architecture

Failure modes as it applies to Architecture.

Implementation steps in Architecture

Implementation steps as it applies to Architecture.

Maintenance over time in Architecture

Maintenance over time as it applies to Architecture.

Problem framing in Architecture

Problem framing as it applies to Architecture.

Risk in Architecture

Risk as it applies to Architecture.

Scaling up in Architecture

Scaling up as it applies to Architecture.

Stakeholders in Architecture

Stakeholders as it applies to Architecture.

Trade-offs in Architecture

Trade-offs as it applies to Architecture.

Communication

Cross-disciplinary talk in Architecture

Cross-disciplinary talk as it applies to Architecture.

Explaining to beginners in Architecture

Explaining to beginners as it applies to Architecture.

Media coverage in Architecture

Media coverage as it applies to Architecture.

Open questions in Architecture

Open questions as it applies to Architecture.

Policy briefs in Architecture

Policy briefs as it applies to Architecture.

Presentations in Architecture

Presentations as it applies to Architecture.

Public controversy in Architecture

Public controversy as it applies to Architecture.

Teaching others in Architecture

Teaching others as it applies to Architecture.

Visuals that teach in Architecture

Visuals that teach as it applies to Architecture.

Writing clear summaries in Architecture

Writing clear summaries as it applies to Architecture.

Comparison

Analogies from other fields in Architecture

Analogies from other fields as it applies to Architecture.

Common confusions in Architecture

Common confusions as it applies to Architecture.

Competing models in Architecture

Competing models as it applies to Architecture.

Consensus areas in Architecture

Consensus areas as it applies to Architecture.

Debates that matter in Architecture

Debates that matter as it applies to Architecture.

Historical shifts in Architecture

Historical shifts as it applies to Architecture.

Interdisciplinary links in Architecture

Interdisciplinary links as it applies to Architecture.

Regional differences in Architecture

Regional differences as it applies to Architecture.

Schools of thought in Architecture

Schools of thought as it applies to Architecture.

Translation of terms in Architecture

Translation of terms as it applies to Architecture.

Context

Climate and environment in Architecture

Climate and environment as it applies to Architecture.

Demographics in Architecture

Demographics as it applies to Architecture.

Equity and access in Architecture

Equity and access as it applies to Architecture.

Funding in Architecture

Funding as it applies to Architecture.

Future scenarios in Architecture

Future scenarios as it applies to Architecture.

Global trends in Architecture

Global trends as it applies to Architecture.

Institutions in Architecture

Institutions as it applies to Architecture.

Regulation in Architecture

Regulation as it applies to Architecture.

Social impact in Architecture

Social impact as it applies to Architecture.

Technology change in Architecture

Technology change as it applies to Architecture.

Core ideas

Abstraction levels in Architecture

Abstraction levels as it applies to Architecture.

Cause and correlation in Architecture

Cause and correlation as it applies to Architecture.

Central definitions in Architecture

Central definitions as it applies to Architecture.

Equilibrium and change in Architecture

Equilibrium and change as it applies to Architecture.

Feedback loops in Architecture

Feedback loops as it applies to Architecture.

Laws, rules, or patterns in Architecture

Laws, rules, or patterns as it applies to Architecture.

Models and diagrams in Architecture

Models and diagrams as it applies to Architecture.

Scale: micro to macro in Architecture

Scale: micro to macro as it applies to Architecture.

Systems and parts in Architecture

Systems and parts as it applies to Architecture.

Units and measurement in Architecture

Units and measurement as it applies to Architecture.

Deep dives

Advanced preview in Architecture

Advanced preview as it applies to Architecture.

Capstone directions in Architecture

Capstone directions as it applies to Architecture.

Classic papers or texts in Architecture

Classic papers or texts as it applies to Architecture.

Edge cases in Architecture

Edge cases as it applies to Architecture.

Landmark discoveries in Architecture

Landmark discoveries as it applies to Architecture.

Minority reports in Architecture

Minority reports as it applies to Architecture.

Open research fronts in Architecture

Open research fronts as it applies to Architecture.

Paradigm shifts in Architecture

Paradigm shifts as it applies to Architecture.

Synthesis projects in Architecture

Synthesis projects as it applies to Architecture.

Where to go next in Architecture

Where to go next as it applies to Architecture.

Evidence

Anomalies in Architecture

Anomalies as it applies to Architecture.

Bias and blind spots in Architecture

Bias and blind spots as it applies to Architecture.

Case studies in Architecture

Case studies as it applies to Architecture.

Conflicting studies in Architecture

Conflicting studies as it applies to Architecture.

Data tables and charts in Architecture

Data tables and charts as it applies to Architecture.

Primary sources in Architecture

Primary sources as it applies to Architecture.

Secondary summaries in Architecture

Secondary summaries as it applies to Architecture.

Strong versus weak claims in Architecture

Strong versus weak claims as it applies to Architecture.

Triangulation in Architecture

Triangulation as it applies to Architecture.

Uncertainty language in Architecture

Uncertainty language as it applies to Architecture.

Methods

Documentation in Architecture

Documentation as it applies to Architecture.

Estimation and error in Architecture

Estimation and error as it applies to Architecture.

Ethics in method in Architecture

Ethics in method as it applies to Architecture.

Experiments and controls in Architecture

Experiments and controls as it applies to Architecture.

Observation protocols in Architecture

Observation protocols as it applies to Architecture.

Peer review in Architecture

Peer review as it applies to Architecture.

Replication in Architecture

Replication as it applies to Architecture.

Reproducible workflows in Architecture

Reproducible workflows as it applies to Architecture.

Simulation and models in Architecture

Simulation and models as it applies to Architecture.

Surveys and samples in Architecture

Surveys and samples as it applies to Architecture.

Orientation

Careers and roles in Architecture

Careers and roles as it applies to Architecture.

Everyday examples in Architecture

Everyday examples as it applies to Architecture.

History in one glance in Architecture

History in one glance as it applies to Architecture.

How claims get checked in Architecture

How claims get checked as it applies to Architecture.

Jargon worth learning first in Architecture

Jargon worth learning first as it applies to Architecture.

Objects you study in Architecture

Objects you study as it applies to Architecture.

Reading habits that stick in Architecture

Reading habits that stick as it applies to Architecture.

Tools practitioners use in Architecture

Tools practitioners use as it applies to Architecture.

What questions the field asks in Architecture

What questions the field asks as it applies to Architecture.

What the field is not in Architecture

What the field is not as it applies to Architecture.

Skills

Checklists in Architecture

Checklists as it applies to Architecture.

Collaboration norms in Architecture

Collaboration norms as it applies to Architecture.

Debugging mistakes in Architecture

Debugging mistakes as it applies to Architecture.

Hands-on practice in Architecture

Hands-on practice as it applies to Architecture.

Mentorship in Architecture

Mentorship as it applies to Architecture.

Pattern recognition in Architecture

Pattern recognition as it applies to Architecture.

Portfolio pieces in Architecture

Portfolio pieces as it applies to Architecture.

Self-assessment in Architecture

Self-assessment as it applies to Architecture.

Speed versus accuracy in Architecture

Speed versus accuracy as it applies to Architecture.

Tooling basics in Architecture

Tooling basics as it applies to Architecture.