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Art and science in the design of physically large and complex systems

This article follows on from two earlier Royal Society Proceedings papers on design of complex systems (see references) and brings together the author’s philosophical investigations as the international leading authority in marine design methodology. One of the article’s referees commented: “ an interesting and insightful analysis. The paper offers an internationally important and useful contribution to the growing body of scientific knowledge about the most technically-difficult design contexts.” (Joanna.Harries@royalsociety.org). The investigations outlined in the paper were drawn on for the invited Keynote Address “Is Marine Design now a Mature Discipline?” given to the International Marine Design Conference in June 2012.