Developing Your Design Process
Six Key Concepts for Studio
1st Edition
Published on 23. October 2014
Book
Hardback
258 pages
978-0-415-84071-2 (ISBN)
Description
Developing Your Design Process is your primary source for acquiring knowledge of how and why you design. It will help you understand how architects think as well as learn why you should educate yourself about design culture. You'll explore the spark of imagination that leads to a strong concept, realize the importance of sketching and rough drafts, focus your original concept to make your abstract idea visible, and finally step away for a moment to critically question your concept by identifying its strengths and weaknesses. You'll also be introduced to the language of design, architectural terminology, historic precedents, and designers, in addition to the why, what, and how of the design process.
The book is illustrated throughout with international examples of work by professionals and students in the discipline of architecture, and other related design professions.
The book is illustrated throughout with international examples of work by professionals and students in the discipline of architecture, and other related design professions.
Reviews / Votes
'This straight-forward, friendly, and engaging text is a teaching treasure, packed with insights, lessons and advice that every architecture professor wants her/his students to know. As a result, its guided tour of the design process will assist readers to navigate and understand the puzzling intricacies of architectural education where magic, mystery, and potentiality lie.' - Julio Bermudez, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Planning, The Catholic University of America, USA'Developing Your Design Process unveils the creative process of design through a series of questions that interrogates 'what', 'how' and 'why' they have successfully achieved. The authors' concise and well-informed style, accompanied by inspiring images, will greatly assist in enlightening the otherwise mysterious design process.' - Dr Peter Magyar, Professor of Architecture, Kansas State University, USA
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
48 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 20 s/w Zeichnungen
20 Line drawings, black and white; 48 Halftones, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 186 mm
Width: 123 mm
Weight
317 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-84071-2 (9780415840712)
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Persons
Albert C. Smith is an Associate Professor in the Department of Architectural Science at Ryerson University, Canada. He holds a PhD, from the Georgia Institute of Technology, in architecture with a subject area of history, theory and criticism, he has a main interest in representation and is author of the book Architectural Model as Machine.
Kendra Schank Smith is an Associate Professor in the Department of Architectural Science at Ryerson University. With a PhD in architecture from Georgia Tech, she has written on representation, urbanism, architectural education, and media, and has published two books that explore the representational qualities of architectural sketches.
Kendra Schank Smith is an Associate Professor in the Department of Architectural Science at Ryerson University. With a PhD in architecture from Georgia Tech, she has written on representation, urbanism, architectural education, and media, and has published two books that explore the representational qualities of architectural sketches.
Content
List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Opening; 1. Beginning; 2. Imagining; 3. Playing; 4. Choosing; 5. Defining; 6. Assessing; Closing; Index.