Architectural Concept Flashcards
An idea, thought or notion that forms the backbone and foundation of a design project and one that drives it forward. It becomes the force and identity behind a projects progress.
concept, formal definition
is the meaning and reason to the end product and is the very first part of the design process to be developed and realised much like a seed to plant.
architectural concept
_____ are concepts that have been reduced to a formal architectonic concern like, space, sequences of spaces, integration of structure and form, and sitting in the landscape.
So it is much concern with the composition and spatial arrangement
architectural ideas
A _____ is a specific pattern or idea that carry on throughout the design of a project.
Most of the architectural schools of thoughts deals with themes
theme
_________ refer to the general geometric configurations or hierarchies that the parts of a project should respect.
The building prototype morphology is one form of the super organizing ideas
super organizing ideas
The ______ and _____ are the conceptual and graphic products of a particular method of instruction developed in the Beaux Arts Schools of France during the nineteenth century.
parti (scheme)
esquisse (sketch)
The concept for a project should be expressible in the kind of sketch one might do on a napkin. Apparently, that original diagram would be just as visible and identifiable in the finished building as it was on the napkin.
Literal Translations
Five Types of Concepts
• Analogies (looking at other things).
• Metaphors (looking at abstractions).
• Essences (looking beyond the programmatic needs).
• Problem Solving (looking at the requirements).
• Ideals (looking at values).
Most frequently used device
Identify possible, literal relationships between things.
analogy
_____ used to perform more abstraction
indirect analogy
______ can be used in which one building provides an appropriate image for another project
direct analogy
Identify relationships
between source and target.
However, the relationships are more abstract rather than literal.
metaphor
______ use the words
“like” or” as” to express a relationship. It identify possible patterns of parallel relationships while analogies identify possible literal relationships.
metaphors
_______ concentrate aspects of more complex issues into terse, explicit statements.
_______ brings insights into the most critical and basic aspects of the thing being analysed.
A statement of the ______ of something can also be the result of discovering and identifying the roots of an issue.
essences
Concepts can be developed around more pragmatic issues often explicitly identified in the building program.
Problem Solving (Direct Response)
Which suggest that the architect look inside the problem to discover appropriate, _____ concepts are those that architects bring to the problem.
If architects bring the right concept to the project they are praised for their genius.
If their choice is inappropriate, it becomes a preconception and their basic competence is questioned.
_____ concepts represent the highest aspirations and goals of the architect.
ideals
