Mapua Malayan Colleges Laguna

College of Architecture

RESEARCH METHODS
FOR ARCHITECTURE

Henry L. Paz
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 Title Writing
 Chapter 1
 Background of the Study
 Statement of the Problem
 Objectives
 Conceptual Framework
 Significance of the Study
 Scope and Limitations
 HELLO!
Let us start the future project!
1. WRITING THE TITLE
Let’s compose the ideas into your mind.
Title Template
 Research Goal
 What your research wants to do.
 Independent Variable
 Problem you wanted to investigate/address.
 Dependent Variable
 Affected by the independent variable like
students, employees, group of respondents.
 Locale
 Area or place where the project may be built.
Let us examine these!
 PAGLAUM: Alternative High School For Obu-
Manuvu Students in Davao City
 VIRIDISCENT TOWER: A Biophilic Mixed-use
Tower in Muntinlupa City
 A Secondary Public School In Compliance with
R.A. 11650 s.2022 in Cabuyao City, Laguna
 Self-sustaining Shelter for Abandoned Children
with Down Syndrome in Alfonso, Cavite
OUR PROCESS

What and what Who Where

(Goal+IV) (DV) (Locale)

PAGLAUM: Alternative High School

For Obu-Manuvu Students in Davao City

Write your title now.

Good Title
Characteristics
Cristobal A. (2017)
Good Title Characteristics
 Summarizes the main idea of the paper.
 Concise topic statement
 Includes major variables and major tasks of
the researcher.
 Mentions the participants and setting in
general.
 Shows the relationship of the main variable
under study.
 12 – 15 words
2. BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
These are the starting statements.
 Structure of Paragraph
 Must be “deductive method” discussion.
 General – Global setting/problem
 Locale – Philippine setting/problem
 Specific – place setting/problem
 Rationale (reason why YOU choose the
study)
 You may mention research gaps
 Refer not yet covered research.
 Some Other Guide
 Citations may be 2 – 5 only. Do not flood
citations or data. Reserve them to RRL.
 Strictly no figures.
 Mention your project at the end which
may be the solution to the problem.
 All in all, 3-5 paragraph is your
background of the study.
3. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
Cascading the title details.
Structure of Items

 These are the problems or issues

to address by the study.
 Must be in question form.
 Begins with a general problem
then followed by 3 specific
questions.
 Sample - General

 How architecture may be of help to the

respondents or client of the project?
 How architecture may help solve or
address the social issue or community
problem?
 Sample - Specific

 What would be the architectural

design to fit into the needs of the
respondents?
 What are the needs of the respondents
that may be reflected in the
architectural design?
 Sample - Specific
 What would be the perception of the
respondents in the architectural
project?
 What are the design considerations
required to make an effective
project that may answer the problem
needs?
Construction Clues

 Begins with “what” or “how”.

 Look closely at your TITLE
when formulating the
questions.
Construction Clues

 Think for some questions you

might ask when you made an
interview or survey.
 Benefits of the project
 Expectations in the project
 Advantages and disadvantages
 Others not known to you
Consider these words...
4. OBJECTIVES
Reflecting the attack to the problems.
 Formulation

 Begins with the general goal.

 The specific objectives are ALWAYS in
touch with the 3 research questions.
5. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
Plotting the input, process, output of the project.
INPUT PROCESS OUTPUT

Feedback
INPUT
1. Must be a noun.
2. Respondent
3. Perception
4. Knowledge about…
5. Data regarding…
6. Mostly, information

Literature is not an input.

 1. Must be a verb.
PROCESS
2. Actions in data
gathering.
3. Interviewing,
surveying, analyzing,
designing.
4. Mostly, what to
perform.
Researching is not a process.
OUTPUT

1. Must be a noun.
2. This must be your
project.
6. SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
Showing the relevance of the project.
 Formulation

 This is the importance or value.

 This refers to the contributions and
impact of the study to the body of
knowledge and field of architecture.
 The significance also tells the
benefits from the research findings.
 Formulation

 This part is written from its general

contribution, contribution to the
society, contribution to specific
group of people down to individual
level or researcher level.
7. SCOPE AND LIMITATION
Estalishment of the study boundaries.
 Formulation

 Scope in one paragraph.

 Tell about the respondents.
 Tell about the included architectural
works or coverage.
 Tell also the processes to perform.
 Formulation

 Limitation in one paragraph.

 Tell about the exclusions.
 Tell about out of control matters.
SUMMARY CHECK
 Title Writing
 Chapter 1
 Background of the Study
 Statement of the Problem
 Objectives
 Conceptual Framework
 Significance of the Study
 Scope and Limitations
Chapter End...
HENRY L. PAZ
hlpaz@mcl.edu.ph