Paul Murty

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Research Areas:

• Design thinking and the pscyhology of conceptual discovery.
• Qualitative aspects of discovery experiences
• Incubation and latent preparation
• Focusing strategies and action styles

Units and Programs

• DECO1008 | 3D Modelling (only available to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Design Computing.
• DECO2103 | 3D Modelling
• IDEA9106 | Design Thinking

Academic Qualifications

• Bachelor of Architecture LOCATION
• Master of Architecture | LOCATION
• PhD | University of Sydney

Professional Experience

• Associate Lecturer | University of Sydney
• To be completed

Memberships and Associations

• To be Completed

Biography

My main research interests are associated with design thinking and the psychology of conceptual discovery. Topics of particular interest within this area of investigation include the extent and role of insight in design discovery, qualitative aspects of discovery experiences, incubation and latent preparation, and individual variables such as focusing strategies and action styles. The research has two main intentions, apart from satisfying an abiding curiosity: 1) To develop a deeper and more accurate understanding of how designers actually carry out their creative work and why individual designers are so different, and 2) To provide a wider and more individually sensitive array of models of designing to assist young individuals in the development of their unique modes and skills of organisational foresight, upon which their designing depends.

My teaching activities include undergraduate CAD units associated with AutoCAD, Revit and ArchiCAD. My postgraduate teaching mainly involves development of a new unit of study, focusing on Design Thinking, that commenced in 2009.

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Publications and outputs

Book Chapters | Conference Presentations and Publications

Book Chapters

2009 | Murty, P., 'Comparing paradigms with practice: The design conjecture cycle', in N. Gu, M.J. Ostwald and A. Williams (eds.), Computing, Cognition and Education: Recent Research in the Architectural Sciences, ANZScA, Newcastle and Sydney, Australia.

Conference presentations and publications

2011 | Paulini, M., Maher, M.L., and Murty, P., 'The Role of Collective Intelligence in Design: A protocol study of online design communication', in CAADRIA2007, proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2011. Association for Research in Computer-Aided Architectural Research in Asia (CAADRIA), Hong Kong.

2010 | Murty, P., Paulini, M., & Maher, M.L., 'Collective intelligence and design thinking', in K. Dorst, S. Stewart, I Staudinger, B. Paton and A. Dong, (eds.), Interpreting design thinking: Proceedings of the 8th Design Thinking Research Symposium (DTRS8), Sydney, 19-20 October.

2010 | Maher, M.L., Paulini, M., Murty, P., 'Scaling up: From individual design to collaborative design to collective design', in J. S. Gero (ed.), Design Computing and Cognition DCC'10, Springer.

2009 | Murty, P., 'The ebb and flow of creative design', paper presented to IASDR09, conference of the International Association of Societies of Design research 2009, - Design Rigor and Relevance, Coex, Seoul, Korea. October.

2008 | Murty, P., 'The design conceptualisation cycle: design concepts are discovered as well as made', in N. Gu, L.F. Gul, M.J. Ostwald, A. Williams, (eds.), ANZAScA 42nd annual conference of the Australian and New Zealand Architectural Science Association, School of Architecture and Built Environment, University of Newcastle, Australia.

2007 | Murty, P., and Purcell, T., 'Designedly reflective and insightful ways of designing', in CDROM, IASDR07: Proceedings of the International Association of Societies of Design Research - Emerging Trends in Design Research, School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University,

2007 | Murty, P., and Purcell, T., 'Latent Preparation - Do Great ideas from out of the blue?' In CAADRIA2007, proceedings of the 12th international conference on computer-aided architectural design research in Asia, Schools of Architecture, Southeast University and Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.

2006 | Murty, P., and Purcell, T., 'The Latent Practitioner: Latent discovery processes in designing', in S. Shannon, V. Soebarto and T. Williamson (eds.), Challenges for Architectural Science in Changing Climates, CDROM, Proceedings of the 40th Conference of ANZAScA, Adelaide. School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design, University of Adelaide, Australia.

2006 | Murty, P., and Purcell, T., 'Levels and Experiences of insightful design', in Y. Kim, (ed), International Design Research '06: Proceedings of International Design Research Symposium, Seoul, Credits Research Centre, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea.

2004 | Murty, P., and Purcell, T., 'Discoveries throughout conceptual design', in H.S. Lee and J.W. Choi (eds.), proceedings of Ninth Conference on Computer Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA2004. Yonsei University Press, Seoul, Korea, April.

2003 | Murty, P., and Purcell, T., 'Unexpected Discovery Processes in Designing', in Proceedings of ANZAScA2003, 37th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Architectural Science Association, Faculty of Architecture, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW.

2003 | Murty, P., and Purcell, T., 'Discovery methods of designers', in Proceedings of 5 EAD, 5th European Academy of Design Conference, Barcelona, Spain, April.

2002 | Murty, P., and Purcell, T., 'Discovery processes in designing', i Proceedings of ANZAScA 2002, 6th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Architectural Science Association, School of Architecture and Building, Deakin University, November 2002.

2001 | Murty, P., and , 'Structuring processes in design', in CDROM, Proceedings of the5th Asian Design Conference - International Symposium on Design Science, Seoul National University, Korea, September 2001.

2000 | Murty, P., 'Design Insights', in C. Swann and E. Young, 'Re-inventing design education in the University', proceedings of AASA 2000 Conference, Perth, WA. December.