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Table 7

Engagement with architectural theory and discourse

S	Representative excerpts	Initial codes
1	“As long as it doesn’t get too philosophical, yes. Otherwise, I start to drift away. I’m someone who looks at things more realistically. In the end, I think I must resolve it with a column, so theory is nice, but it feels like it just stays there. It is very difficult to move from theory to the building.”	→Preference for practical resolution →Gap between theory and building →Theory as abstract input →Difficulty translating theory into design
3	“I used to be interested in this a lot. Reading books, examining things. For example, I used to research cinema halls, their histories, closures and changing uses. Now my habit of reading books has been broken because of the pressure of finishing studio projects. Earlier I visited museums and did artistic things, but now my time goes into the project; even when I am not working, I am thinking about it.”	→Previous interest in architectural reading and urban histories →Self-initiated cultural research →Project pressure limiting broader engagement
27	“You can only draw what you know. I don’t think I can produce a drawing unless there is some underlying ground. I struggle a lot when turning an abstract underlying idea into a concrete form. Even if I take references, placing the mass somewhere is difficult for me. Because research takes time, I start avoiding risks with the mass; I go deeper into research while others move forward formally. Some others move forward by doing something different with the mass. I am afraid of not being able to manage my time in that sense.”	→Knowledge as prerequisite for design →Translating abstract ideas into form →Risk-avoidance under time pressure →Research depth vs. formal experimentation

S	Representative excerpts	Initial codes
1	“As long as it doesn’t get too philosophical, yes. Otherwise, I start to drift away. I’m someone who looks at things more realistically. In the end, I think I must resolve it with a column, so theory is nice, but it feels like it just stays there. It is very difficult to move from theory to the building.”	→Preference for practical resolution →Gap between theory and building →Theory as abstract input →Difficulty translating theory into design
3	“I used to be interested in this a lot. Reading books, examining things. For example, I used to research cinema halls, their histories, closures and changing uses. Now my habit of reading books has been broken because of the pressure of finishing studio projects. Earlier I visited museums and did artistic things, but now my time goes into the project; even when I am not working, I am thinking about it.”	→Previous interest in architectural reading and urban histories →Self-initiated cultural research →Project pressure limiting broader engagement
27	“You can only draw what you know. I don’t think I can produce a drawing unless there is some underlying ground. I struggle a lot when turning an abstract underlying idea into a concrete form. Even if I take references, placing the mass somewhere is difficult for me. Because research takes time, I start avoiding risks with the mass; I go deeper into research while others move forward formally. Some others move forward by doing something different with the mass. I am afraid of not being able to manage my time in that sense.”	→Knowledge as prerequisite for design →Translating abstract ideas into form →Risk-avoidance under time pressure →Research depth vs. formal experimentation

Source(s): Author’s own work