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Innovation through representation
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Figure 2(a): www.oldcalculatormuseum.com

Figure 2(b): www.recoore.com/furniture

Figure 3: http://en.wikipedia.org

Figure 4(a), (c) and (d): Stephen Potter

Figure 4(b): Realimage/Alamy

Figure 4(e): David Cole/Alamy

Figure 6: www.houzz.com/photos/1564808/Road--Sidewalk--and-Path-Applications--outdoor-lighting-oklahoma-city

Figure 7: © Copyright Justin Sutcliffe

Figure 8: Simon, H. A. (1996) p. 79 The Sciences of the Artificial 3rd edn, MIT Press.

Figure 9: © Corepics Vof | Dreamstime.com

Figure 11(a): Jowers, Hogg, McKay, Chau, de Pennington, (2010) ‘Shape Detection with Vision: Implementing Shape Grammars in Conceptual Design’, Springer Publishing

Figure 11(b): Courtesy BMW

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Figure 13: www.thomsonstudio.com

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Figure 15(a): Kirsty Pargeter/Dreamstime.com

Figure 15(b): www.stackoverflow.com

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Figure 16: www.arup.com

Figure 17(a): Taken from https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/260525/strategic-case.pdf

Figure 17(b): Taken from https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/260525/strategic-case.pdf

Figure 18(a): HS2 Action Alliance Organisation

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Figure 19(a) and (b): Jowers, Hogg, McKay, Chau, de Pennington, (2010) ‘Shape Detection with Vision: Implementing Shape Grammars in Conceptual Design’, Springer Publishing

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Video 2: Extract from Design for Life Episode 2: Philippe Starck’s Academy © BBC

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