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‘A dialogue between the real-world and the operational model’ – The realities of design in Bruce Archer’s 1968 doctoral thesis

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‘A dialogue between the real-world and the operational model’ – The realities of design in Bruce Archer’s 1968 doctoral thesis. / Boyd Davis, Stephen; Gristwood, Simone.
In: Design Studies, Vol. 56, 01.05.2018, p. 185-204.

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Boyd Davis, S & Gristwood, S 2018, '‘A dialogue between the real-world and the operational model’ – The realities of design in Bruce Archer’s 1968 doctoral thesis', Design Studies, vol. 56, pp. 185-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.destud.2017.11.005

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Boyd Davis, S., & Gristwood, S. (2018). ‘A dialogue between the real-world and the operational model’ – The realities of design in Bruce Archer’s 1968 doctoral thesis. Design Studies, 56, 185-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.destud.2017.11.005

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Boyd Davis S, Gristwood S. ‘A dialogue between the real-world and the operational model’ – The realities of design in Bruce Archer’s 1968 doctoral thesis. Design Studies. 2018 May 1;56:185-204. Epub 2017 Dec 21. doi: 10.1016/j.destud.2017.11.005

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Boyd Davis, Stephen ; Gristwood, Simone. / ‘A dialogue between the real-world and the operational model’ – The realities of design in Bruce Archer’s 1968 doctoral thesis. In: Design Studies. 2018 ; Vol. 56. pp. 185-204.

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