#187 - HOW TO DEVELOP A DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE CONCEPT FOR A PROJECT
SUMMARY
This week David and Marina discuss design and architecture concepts and how to develop them. The two cover processes for developing a concept, what makes one concept better than another, choosing between different ideas, researching to strengthen a concept, if concepts are needed for all projects, examples of concepts, mistakes to avoid, and using the same concept for different projects, and more. Enjoy!
HIGHLIGHTS
TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) Learning about concepts in architecture and design school.
(10:00) The misuse of formal ideas as project concepts in architecture and allowing the concept to ‘come to you’.
(16:15) How research can help you find a design concept. Understanding design as problem-solving.
(01:45:10) “The research process is conceptual. It is an exercise in design. You can’t divorce the two.”
(27:30) Translating research into architectural form. Understanding research as detective work and finding hierarchy between different ideas.
(32:45) Do all projects need a concept? An example of a project with more important and less important ideas.
(41:18) When is a concept is a good concept? Projects that have a social, political, and formal position.
(47:28) Using the same concept for different projects and different levels of concepts.
(50:28) Validating a concept. Applying the concept throughout the project. Changing concepts part way through the design process.
(55:45) (01:18:10) Diagramming as a way to translate research and the danger of overusing them.
(01:01:33) An example of an absurd concept. Being objective in design and adhering to a logic even if the final design is not what ‘you wanted’.
(01:20:00) Finding connections between program and elements that have nothing in common.
(01:30:15) Do the end-users need to understand and know the concept of the building? Do concepts matter to anyone else other than the architect/designer?
(01:37:30) Conclusion/Summary: Developing a method for finding a concept, doing research, writing, getting over blocks, and having the right mentality.
