Victor Papanek

1.7k citations
15 papers · 802 indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 7
Topics
Design Education and Practice (2 papers)Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration (1 paper)Music Technology and Sound Studies (1 paper)
Journals
Design StudiesThe Journal of Creative BehaviorCERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Partner nations
United States

In The Last Decade

Victor Papanek

13 papers receiving 603 citations

Hit Papers

Design for the real world: human ecology and social change19852026199820121985100200300400

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Victor Papanek
Comparison fields: 5 of 98
  • Mechanical Engineering 207
  • Human-Computer Interaction 191
  • Building and Construction 171
  • Sociology and Political Science 110
  • Management of Technology and Innovation 109
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All Works

15 of 15 papers shown
#WorkIndexed citations
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The Green Imperative: Ecology and Ethics in Design and Architecture
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2
Design pour un monde réel
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4
The green imperative : natural design for the real world
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The green imperative
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Design for the real world : human ecology and social changebreakdown →
443
8 1
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How things don't work
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10
Diseñar para el mundo real: ecología humana y cambio social
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11
Nomadic Furniture 2
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Nomadic furniture : how to build and where to buy lightweight furniture that folds, collapses, stacks, knocks down, inflates or can be thrown away and recycled : Being both a book of instruction and a catalog of access for easy moving
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13
Design for the Real World
228
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Design for human scale
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About Victor Papanek

Victor Papanek is a scholar working on Architecture, Information Systems and Management and Building and Construction, having authored 15 papers that have together received 802 indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Design Education and Practice (2 papers), Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration (1 paper) and Music Technology and Sound Studies (1 paper). The work is most often cited by research in Human-Computer Interaction (191 citations), Business and International Management (41 citations) and Museology (64 citations). Victor Papanek has collaborated with scholars based in United States. Frequent co-authors include R. Buckminster Fuller. Their work appears in journals such as Design Studies, The Journal of Creative Behavior and CERN Document Server (European Organization for Nuclear Research).

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