scholarly journals Hidden Tools. The Use Of Architecture As Reference in the Creative Process of Design

2019 ◽  
pp. 42-45
Author(s):  
Alessandra Como ◽  
Luisa Smeragliuolo Perrotta
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Design Project ◽  
Combined Action ◽  
Architectural Design Studio ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Theoretical Issues

The topic of the use of architecture as reference within the creative architectural design process is not a matter given for granted, both in the architectural culture and in the teaching. The Italian architecture studio courses are based on theoretical lectures and laboratory activities. The student's design experience is built through the combined action of theory and practice. The theoretical lectures offer the opportunity to address design issues also through discussion of examples of architecture. What are the examples of architecture that we can consider useful for the design project? And how do students use them within the design project? This paper aims to answer the questions through a theoretical investigation and through the presentation of an architectural design studio at the University of Salerno (Italy). Through the combination of theoretical issues that underlie the topic and the teaching experience, we want to give a contribution on the relationship between the architecture case studies and their use within the design process.

scholarly journals The interplay between quality of collaboration, design project evolution and outcome in an architectural design studio

CoDesign ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stéphane Safin ◽  
Françoise Détienne ◽  
Jean-Marie Burkhardt ◽  
Anne-Marie Hébert ◽  
Pierre Leclercq
Keyword(s):  
Architectural Design ◽  
Design Studio ◽  
Design Project ◽  
Architectural Design Studio

scholarly journals X-Ray of an Architectural Design Studio

2019 ◽  
pp. 18-23
Author(s):  
Ozan Avci
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Physical Space ◽  
Design Studio ◽  
School Building ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Architectural Design Studio

Architectural design studio is a dynamic/interactive/productive atmosphere. This atmosphere is not limited to a physical space — like the school building — but can be produced collectively with the students where the educator comes together with them. Changing the atmosphere during the design process keeps students active, excited and motivated. This motivation triggers creativity. In order to support this creative atmosphere, a pendulum-like movement should be created between the ontology and epistemology of architecture through relational and critical thinking. At this stage, the design of the content and the process of the design studio by the educator come into prominence. In this paper the x-ray of a 3rd year undergraduate architectural design studio in Istanbul will be presented so as to discuss the interwoven relations between the educator, the content, the place, the students and the process.

scholarly journals The interaction between photovoltaic materials and building forms

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liming Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Design Project ◽  
Photovoltaic Materials ◽  
Recreational Facility ◽  
Architectural Decision ◽  
Building Form ◽  
The Relationship

There is an intrinsic relationship between photovoltaic materials and building forms; although there are numerous imaginations and concepts about buildings integrated photovoltaic materials. The relationship between these two components needed to be identified and examined in the process of architectural decision making. This thesis explores the relationship between photovoltaic materials and building forms in particular geographical and climatic environments through case studies and then proposes an architectural design project. Based on the research suggestion, the design illustrates how a recreational facility adopts an approximate building form for photovoltaic integration and how the concept is developed. Some implications and principle for solar design are summarized in the final chapter.

scholarly journals Da Referência à Abstração: um ensaio sobre o diagrama como ponto de inflexão no projeto arquitetônico

Revista Prumo ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 46-59
Author(s):  
Henrique Carvalho Delarue
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Design Project ◽  
Architectural Elements ◽  
Symbolic Value ◽  
Construct Meaning

Starting from the principle that the diagram functions by abstraction and that, in most cases, its use today is limited to an explanation, this essay explores some of its aspects that make possible its use as an instrument for the architectural design project. By doing a brief analysis on how architecture used to take onto itself a symbolic value engendered in Antiquity and how it came to be seen in an abstract manner, a parallel is drawn between modes of thinking architecture and how abstraction moves away from the dependency of a reference to construct meaning. Whilst abstraction is intensified, architectural elements carry less meaning within a referential system and are seen more according to how they relate to each other. It is by considering the relations that can be absorbed by an architecture that the diagram finds its potential to precede form and reshape how we think the design process.

Participant Observations and Recommendations From an Integrated Design Project in Architecture and Engineering

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josh Hartung ◽  
Jay McCormack ◽  
Cam Stefanic ◽  
Jason Cyr ◽  
Keith Bickford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Integrated Design ◽  
Structure Design ◽  
Joint Decision ◽  
Course Structure ◽  
Available Bandwidth ◽  
Design Project ◽  
Team Culture ◽  
The University

An interdisciplinary design project was conducted with students in the mechanical engineering and architecture departments at the University of Idaho. In order to offer the multidisciplinary design experience within the available bandwidth of instructors, the project was structured around and integrated into existing courses and resources. Past interdisciplinary product design courses have shown the value of interdisciplinary work in the professional development of students in addition to being effective at developing innovative new products. Descriptions of these courses provide insights on conducting them with regards to team structure, course structure, design process, and other topics. This paper summarizes observations reported from students and instructors involved in this project. Observations highlight challenges in project management, examples of cultural differences between disciplines, approaches to design, specifics of project ownership, and perceptions of level of detail in work products. Based on those observations, recommendations are made to develop and deploy a design process that facilitates the strengths of both disciplines and enables mentor guided project management. In addition, these recommendations will help establish a team culture and work setting that does not violate the culture of either discipline while enabling joint decision making, and address directly the impacts of a domain biased product as the design project focus.

scholarly journals Intuition in the Design Studio: A Perspective on Student’s Creativity and Design Process

2021 ◽  
pp. 37-48
Author(s):  
Zeynep Ozge Yalcin ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Rational Approach ◽  
Design Studio ◽  
Design Problems ◽  
Final Project ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
Architectural Design Studio ◽  
Architectural Knowledge

In the twentieth century, as a result of the transition to a scientific approach in design, intuition lost its validity and design became a rational act. In well-defined problems, the design process could be structured with this scientific approach, however, in an ill-defined structure, rationality needs to be combined with intuition to analyzing the design problems, decisions making and generate solutions by supporting the creativity of design students. In this respect, intuition can assist to strengthen and develop the required abilities during the process. Accordingly, the aim is to understand the role of intuition, how students use it to work creatively through sketches, and conceptual ideas, and the problematic process of transformation into architectural knowledge in the design process. The study carried out a literature review to draw an understanding of the dimensions of intuition and its role in the architectural design studio. The results of the study demonstrate that intuition has a crucial role in the design process. Relatedly, the lack of intuition becomes problematic, due to the non-conveyable character that it cannot find a place for itself in the design education in terms of crits from tutors, and alteration of intuition into concrete representations leads to a gap between intuition and the final project. Furthermore, these problems could be eliminated through the coherent use of two features which are rational approach and intuition. In this respect, intuition, creativity, and rationality is needed to perform together in order to achieve success by deciphering the potentials of the project through the process.

scholarly journals Opponentindlæg: Outi Turpeinen - Recombining ideas from art and cultural history museums in theory and practice

1970 ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Eija-Maija Kotilainen
Keyword(s):  
Cultural History ◽  
Exhibition Design ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
History Museum ◽  
Main Research ◽  
History Museums ◽  
Museum Object ◽  
Museum Exhibitions ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship

Outi Turpeinen M.A. defended her doctoral dissertation, entitled “A Meaningful Museum Object. Critical visuality in cultural history museum exhibitions”, in public at the University of Arts and Design in Helsinki, Finland in November 2005. Her thesis examines the relationship between a cultural history museum exhibition and the objects on display. Specifically, it aims at shedding light on the formation of the meaning behind the exhibition. The main research questions are: How are meanings constructed for cultural history museums’ exhibition design? How are meanings represented as visual signs by the exhibition design? How does the relationship between exhibition design and museum objects, especially their visuality, affect interpretation? 

scholarly journals The interaction between photovoltaic materials and building forms

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liming Qiu
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Design Project ◽  
Photovoltaic Materials ◽  
Recreational Facility ◽  
Architectural Decision ◽  
Building Form ◽  
The Relationship

There is an intrinsic relationship between photovoltaic materials and building forms; although there are numerous imaginations and concepts about buildings integrated photovoltaic materials. The relationship between these two components needed to be identified and examined in the process of architectural decision making. This thesis explores the relationship between photovoltaic materials and building forms in particular geographical and climatic environments through case studies and then proposes an architectural design project. Based on the research suggestion, the design illustrates how a recreational facility adopts an approximate building form for photovoltaic integration and how the concept is developed. Some implications and principle for solar design are summarized in the final chapter.

scholarly journals Self-Regulation Strategies in an Engineering Design Project

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oenardi Lawanto ◽  
Andreas Febrian ◽  
Deborah Butler ◽  
Mani Mina
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Engineering Design ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Design Project ◽  
Task Interpretation

Models of self-regulation describe how individuals engage deliberately and reflectively in goal-directed action in order to achieve valued goals. Studies have found that the consistent use of self-regulation in an academic setting is highly correlated with student achievement. Self-regulation plays a critical role in problem-solving, particularly when unraveling ill-structured problems as is required in engineering design. The primary research question: How did engineering students perceive their self-regulation activities while engaged in a design project? A total of 307 students from three higher education institutions working on their capstone engineering design projects participated in the study. The study evaluated students’ self-regulation in relation to both design and project management skills. We used a self-regulation in engineering design questionnaire (EDMQ) to assess students’ approaches to self-regulation. Quantitative data were analyzed in two parts using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings suggested that: (1) Students focused more consistently on task interpretation than other self-regulatory strategies, particularly during design; (2) Students lacked awareness of the essential need to develop a method to assess the design deliverables; (3) Self-regulation gaps were found during early design phases, but as the design process progressed, a more balanced approach to self-regulation was apparent. Given the importance of task interpretation to successful performance, students attended to identifying tasks during both the design process and project management. However, they did not report engaging in planning, implementing, and monitoring and fix-up strategies as consistently, even when those processes were relevant and called for. Implications are drawn for research, theory, and practice.

INVESTIGATING THE EFFECT OF EMPLOYING IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT ON ENHANCING SPATIAL PERCEPTION WITHIN DESIGN PROCESS

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 219 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rawan Taisser Abu Alatta ◽  
Ahmed Abdullah Freewan
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Spatial Perception ◽  
Human Experience ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Design Studio ◽  
Immersive Virtual Environment ◽  
Architectural Design Studio

The recent developments in Information Technology (IT) and digital media have introduced new opportunities to design studio and new dimensions to design and architecture. The current research studies how the immersion of Virtual Reality (VR) in architectural design studio affects spatial perception through the design process. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of using such environments on changing the way how to design for human experience: how it will improve students' spatial understanding of Three Dimensions (3D) volumes, and how it will enhance their imagination, enrich their creativity and promote their ability to experience their design's sensations. This study hypothesizes that using an immersive virtual environment in design studio will empower students' imaginations and give them the ability to understand and experience their ideas. It will give them the opportunity to check their design's validity with greater 3D exploration, understanding and comprehension of spatial volumes.  Within a framework of an experimental design research, a series of experiments was conducted to evaluate what had been assumed.  The research used teaching, monitoring, explanatory observation and evaluation methods. The results showed that VR can not only enhance spatial perception and improve the design, but also it can affect the design process and make changes in the architectural design way of thinking. It can help designers to incorporate human experience within the design process.   

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