Drawings and their media : means of architectural design exploration and expression

The nature of architectural design is one of expression, exploration and communication of ideas stemming from the imagination and previous experiences, and are always mediated from the mind to the physical through representational means which include sketches, drawings, three-dimensional models, and verbal explanations. There have been studies of each of these means, and their respective roles to design . The focus of this study falls in the realm of architectural sketching and drawing. This realm has been studied from seeing the drawing as an autonomous entity, to its part as an integral step within a process of thought and exploration, and from analyzing its content to its composition. The aim of this thesis is to investigate the ways our imagination and architectural design explorations are influenced by the our perceptual and physical experiences of different drawing media used in the act of design. The insights gained are of pedagogical significance in the education of architectural design teachers and students alike.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

1996

Author dc:creator

• Ku, Pamela Tsai-Mei

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• William L. Porter.

• Architecture.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/68316

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/68316