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• Architectural concept


  The designer's way of responding to the design situation presented in the program. The means for translating the non-physical problem statement into the physical building product.

  
• Architectural concepts


  • May be process or product-oriented
  • Take place at any stage in the design process
  • Occur at any scale
  • Be generated from several sources
  • Have a hierarchical nature
  • Possess intrinsic problems
  • Be plural in number and concern within any single building

  
• General categories of concerns and issues in building design


  • Functional zoning
  • Architectural space
  • Circulation and building form
  • Response to Context
  • Building Envelope

  
• Elements of architectural concepts


  • Analogy
  • Metaphor
  • Essence
  • Programmatic
  • Ideal
• Analogy


  Looking at other things, a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based
• Metaphor


  Looking at abstractions, an implicit simile
• Essence


  Looking beyond the programmatic needs, a statement of the essence of something
• Programmatic concept


  Looking at the stated requirements, abstract ideas intended mainly as functional solutions to a client's performance problems without regard to the physical response
• Design Philosophy


  What you believe architecture should be, the core themes that describe your design process
• Ideal


  Looking at universal values, the highest aspirations and goals of the architect
• Design Concept


  How you chose to approach a specific project, the more concrete manifestations that rise above the surface
• Dimensions of architectural concept


  • Exterior expression
  • Interior experience
• Design philosophy


  The roots, the foundation that brings about the design concepts
• Levels of concept expression


  • Normal layman
  • Professional specialist
• Design concept


  The branches and leaves, the more concrete manifestations that rise above the surface
• Diagrams


  Any drawing that explains or clarifies the parts, arrangement, or operation of something

  
• Parti/Parti Pris


  The basic scheme or concept for an architectural design, represented by a basic diagram or sketch from which an architectural project will be developed

  
• Morphology


  The study of the forms of things
• Development Schemes/Sub-concepts/Supporting Concepts


  • Form Evolution/Form Concept
  • Façade Concept
  • Color Concept
  • Material Concept
  • Structural Concept
  • Planning Concept
  • Utility Concept
• Design Philosophy: 'Architecture should be a vibrant canvas of human experience and history, an expressionist manifestation of the complexity of human creativity and curiosity'
• Program diagrams


  • Matrix
  • Bubble
  • Zoning diagrams
• Design Philosophy: 'Architecture must be pure soul, devoid from needless baggade, and stripped down to its bare essentials'
• Design Concept: 'Informed Simplicity of a work environment – creating a functionally comprehensive architecture with as little planes and walls as possible'
• Design Considerations


  The major issues and circumstances you thought long and hard about for a design project
• Design Strategies


  How you will specifically and intentionally approach the design considerations
• Design Considerations


  • Circulation
  • Accessibility
  • Energy Efficiency
• Circulation


  The design must synthesize the varying interactions and activities to create a spatial flow that is efficient and productive, simple yet sublime
• Problem Seeking


  PROGRAMMING (Analysis)
• Accessibility


  The design must provide an equal experience for all people from all walks of life. It should be sensitive to safety and operability regardless of age, gender, and disability
• Problem Solving


  SCHEMATIC DESIGN (Synthesis)
• Energy Efficiency


  This can be achieved by minimizing solar gain through implying different façade technology called Brise Soleil
• Concept Board Content Samples


  • Sample 1
  • Sample 2
• Architecture as Process – a Student Guide
• Critical Thinking in Architectural Design Course
• Linear vs Iterative Design Process

  • Linear
  • Iterative
• Inductive vs Deductive Analysis

  • Inductive
  • Deductive
• Isms of Architecture


  Types of art movements that motivated architects to adapt to particular architectural trends
• Architectural Style


  The distinct characteristics, forms, and design principles that define buildings and structures within a particular historical period, geographical region, cultural context, or architectural movement

  
• Timeline of Architectural Styles is helpful in studying the History of Architecture

  
• Prior Architectural Styles (400 A.D - 17th/18th Century)

  • Classical Architecture
  • Early Christian
  • Gothic and Medieval
  • Renaissance and Mannerism
  • Baroque and Rococo