Interpretation in Architecture: Design as a Way of Thinking

Professor Adrian Snodgrass is an internationally renowned authority in Buddhist Studies and Buddhist art. He also researches in the area of hermeneutical philosophy and its application to knowledge production and cross-cultural understanding. He is editor of The Architectural Theory Review and Architectural Theory, and his books on Buddhism have become classics in the field.

Professor Richard Coyne researches and teaches in the areas of information technology in practice, computer-aided design in architecture, philosophy of information technology, digital media, and design theory. He inaugurated the MSc in Design and Digital Media, in which he also teaches. He is author of two recent books on the implications of information technology and design with MIT Press. He is a registered architect (Australia), and was recently Head of the University of Edinburgh Department of Architecture.