In matters of Urban Design it is a customary practice to focus on the production of projects. However, one could argue that a project constitutes an opportunity for the entrepreneurial spirited and a threat to less asserted matters. And couldn’t we argue as well that contemporary planning is a less asserted matter. Especially during the initial stages of planning when an open regard is essential to the quality of the outcome.

Does the project have that unique revamping quality that will make the city attractive? Can it hold prosperity? Does the project convey well-being to its inhabitants or in other words, can people see themselves living it?
Even when the project has proved to be appealing, timing its realization can compromise its agreeability. Time can only be surpassed by swiftness, and projects are time consuming.

If one advocates that project based design has proven ineffective in dealing with the complexities of contemporary planning, one has to come up with a design method that can live up to the challenge. A method that has inductive qualities: Inquiry Based Design.