dcc2014 - conversation and critique within the architectural design process: a linkograph analysis
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Presentation given at the Design Computing and Cognition 2014 (DCC2014) conference Abstract: Conversation and critique are central to architectural design practice as they function as tools for probing and further improving design ideas. We study the kind of design activities that take place in such conversation and critique within the architectural design process. We use linkographs to characterise the design process taking place during conversation. More precisely, we study conversations between design teachers and design stu-dents. In this article, an example design process is considered that takes place via a traditional face-to-face meeting. Using the resulting linkograph, we are able to assess the kind of design activity taking place during such sessions of conversation and critique.TRANSCRIPT
Conversation and Critique within the Architectural Design Process: A Linkograph
Analysis
Pieter PauwelsTiemen Strobbe, Jeroen Derboven, Ronald De Meyer
Ghent University, Belgium
the design process
information / experience
The designer as a reflective practitioner – D. Schön, 1983
an array of media
…
softwareconstruction process
meetings
experience
internal conversation external interaction
conversation and critique
case study: high-rise building site
case study: high-rise building site
the design conversation in the case study
• 30 October 2013• Two design students, one design teacher• Duration: one hour• Slideshow of 8 slides enhances discussion• Content: co-housing concept
=> Everything recorded and transcribed for linkograph study
the linkograph
Pauwels P, Strobbe T, Verboven J, De Meyer R (2014) Additional Data DCC2014 Article.
http://users.ugent.be/~pipauwel/DCC2014_additional-data.html.
general linkograph statistics811 design moves4383 linksLink Index: 5,40
6 design episodes:1. introduction episode design moves 0-14 LI: 3,21
2. duplex principles episode design moves 15-177 LI: 4,54
3. shaping the façade episode design moves 178-357 LI: 3,96
4. structural design episode design moves 358-495 LI: 4,36
5. urban context episode design moves 496-779 LI: 4,68
6. summarizing episode design moves 780-811 LI: 3,54
FBS issue distribution
FBS process distribution
FBS code distribution
Valleys and peaks in Structure and Function moves
Structure (S)
Function (F)
Semantic FBS process distribution
critical moves (forelinks)
critical moves (backlinks)
horizonlink entropy evolution
Conclusions1. • high link index• a lot of evaluation (Be <-> Bs), analysis (S -> Bs) and reformulation I (S -> S)
=> repetition of ideas=> reconsidering design elements from all possible perspectives=> conversation and critique tend to focus more on finding mutual agreement on concepts and ideas, in contrast with individual sketching?
2.• first part of the conversation is ‘less productive’ than the second part (higher
entropy peaks)• Entropy peaks are located at those parts where less agreement is found in the
conversation=> significant disagreement = design productivity
Thank youPieter Pauwels – [email protected]