Proceedings A. The Research By Design conference, which took place at the Faculty of Architecture of Delft University of Technology on 1-3 November 2000, marked the completion of an ambitious research project called Architectural Intervention, that was initiated in 1998. Its most important aim was to elucidate, develop and operationalize design research as a method of scientific research at the Faculty. Both the practice and theory of design fields are in constant flux and teaching and research must reflect their dynamics. Design research, both as a scientific method and as an educational resource was the main topic of