Introduction toArchitectural Design:

2014-1,

Basic of Architectural DesignⅠDept. of Architecture, PNU

What is Architecture?

A good definition was provided by the Roman architect VITRUVIUS in the 1st century AD in the first of his famous collection “Ten Books on Architecture”.

What is Architecture?

Vitruvius said that architecture was a building that incorporated:

Utilitas ... Firmitas … Venustas

Commodity ... Firmness ... Delight

Utility ... Structure ... Attractive

Use ... Construction … Appearance

Function ... Technology ... Aesthetic

The Difference Between Architecture and Building

Any Building ≠ Architecture

Architecture = Design BEFORE Building

Architecture is DESIGNEDBuildings, Spaces and Environments.

According to Human Needs Using Technology and Science,

With Aesthetic Qualities.

What is Design?• DESIGN is a both

– a verb (to design) & – a noun (a design).

• DESIGN is both– a process &– a product

• The process of designing and product that is designed.

• DESIGN is an activity aiming at the production of a plan of action which if executed is expected to lead to a situation with certain desired characteristics and without unforeseen and undesired side and after effects.

The Context of Architecture

EarthClimate Ecology

Resources

CitiesNeighborhoods

BuildingsInterior Spaces

IndividualGroups

PsychologicalSocial

Cultural

IndividualHuman

EnvironmentBuilt

Environment

Natural Environment

The Project Cycle

Impact of Design on Cost Implications

What you see is not always what you think!

What you see is not always what you think!

What you see is not always what you think!

Architectural Styles Evolutionary TreeThis is a brief coverage of the development of architectural styles throughout history using a timeline to provide a better visual overview.

Architectural Styles Evolutionary Tree

Antiquity Architecture

Giza Pyramids Petra

Stone Henge Abu Simbel Temple

Islamic Architecture

Mecca Dome of the Rock Wikalat Al Ghuri

Muhamad Ali Mosque Al Hambra Sultan Hassan

Architecture of the Late 20th Century

Frank Gehry Shtutgart Museum

Mario Botta Peter Eisenman Renzo Piano

Zaha Hadi Tado Ando Jean Nouvel

Architecture of the early 21st Century

Cybertecture

Sustainable Architecture

Nano Materials

Parametric Design

The Architect !

Gary Cooper as Howard Roark in The Fountainhead.

The Architect !

The Star-Architects !

Sir. Norman Foster Renzo Piano Richard Rogers Jean Nouvel

High-Tech Architecture

Robert Venturi Philip Jonson Michael Graves Cesar Pelli

Post-Modern ArchitectureLe Corbusier F. L.. Wright Walter Gropius Mies Van Der Rohe

Modern Architecture

D. Libeskind Frank Gehry Peter Eisenman Zaha Hadid

Deconstruction

Tadao Ando Luis Barrag‡n Álvaro Siza John Pawson

Minimalism ArchitectureJorn Utzon Alvar Aalto Mario Botta K. Frampton

Critical Regionalism

Who is the Architect?

The word architect is derived from the Greek word architekton meaning master builder. One who designs buildings and supervises their construction.

Architects are licensed professionals trained in the art and science of building design. They transform needs into concepts and then develop the concepts into images and plans of buildings that can be constructed by others.

The Architecture Profession

• Architecture, as a profession is the practice of providing a service, which includes many different disciplines while the overall aim of an architect is to design buildings. 

• Architecture can refer to the actual product, the architecture of a building or it can refer to the method or style used to design the building.

Owner

ConsultantConsultant ConsultantTrade

Contractor

Trade

Contractor

Trade

Contractor

Architect Contractor

Architecture in Practice

SociologyPsychology

Anthropology

MaterialsStructureElectrical

MechanicalCivil

PaintingSculptureAesthetics

ArchitectureEducation

Arts Science & Engineering

Humanities

The Education of the Architect

The Education of the Architect